Senate Rejects Senator Portman Amendment #1742 ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership to Save Highway Communities today applauded

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Senate urged to pass bipartisan bill to dedicate oil spill fines to restore Gulf WASHINGTON, Sept.

Bill would dedicate oil spill fines to restore Gulf communities, economies & ecosystems WASHINGTON, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of environmental, economic and social equity organizations today praised the Senate introduction of a bipartisan bill to ensure that 80 percent of the Clean Water Act (CWA) penalties to be paid by BP and others responsible for last year's Gulf oil disaster will be used to restore the communities, economies and ecosystems of the Gulf region directly.

ARLINGTON, Va., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders of the American Trucking Associations applauded Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) for introducing the Safe Roads Act which would close a dangerous loophole that allows truck drivers who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol to deceive carriers and continue driving. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "For over 15 years, commercial drivers have been required to submit to drug and alcohol testing to ensure they aren't impaired while on the highway," ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said.