[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       LEGISLATION TO KEEP AMERICA'S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY MOVING

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2460, the 
first piece of legislation I have introduced as a Member of Congress 
and one that reduces the regulatory burden on the hardworking men and 
women of Indiana and America's transportation and agriculture 
community.
  The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act of 2019 will ensure 
our truckers, farmers, and producers have the flexibility needed to 
keep America's agriculture industry moving.
  The bill ensures that transportation and agriculture stakeholders are 
included in the rulemaking process so that relevant stakeholders can 
share their experiences and knowledge.
  I am proud to lead this bipartisan effort with House Agriculture 
Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota.
  Improving our infrastructure is not a partisan issue, and it is time 
that we act. Sixth District Hoosiers sent me to Washington to get 
things done, and that is exactly what I am doing.
  I ask my colleagues to support H.R. 2460.

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