Congress Must Reduce Heavy-Handed Rail Regulations to Protect Consumers

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Steve Pociask

With the upcoming Surface Transportation Board hearings (on December 12th and 13th), ACI joined a coalition to call on Congress to resist attempts to increase rail regulations, which would only served to increase consumer prices and reduce industry investment. The coalition letter is available online.

Further Reading

FreightWaves: How Forced Access Can Harm Consumers: Q&A With Steve Pociask
The Hill: Rail Regulators Should Continue 40 Years of Success, Not Return to Failed Policies
Townhall: Government Regulations Threaten to Derail Consumers
The Hill’s Congress Blog: Proposed Rail Regulations Are Bad for Consumers, Workers and the Environment
Morning Consult: Forget the Derailed Policies of the Past and Put Rail Policy Back on Track
New ACI White Paper Calls on STB to Reject Burdensome Freight Regulations