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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

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Wednesday, May 18 2011

A Roswell, Georgia, teenager and her family have filed a lawsuit against the City of Alpharetta, parade organizers and the maker of a cannon claiming that the cannon blast at an American Legion parade dramatically impaired the girl's hearing.
 
Brittany Giles claims the incident happened at a Veteran's Day parade in 2007 when then 14-year-old Giles was preparing to walk the parade route as a member of her high school's marching band.  In a Fulton County courtroom, Giles testified that she was near a cannon when it was fired and the cannon blast felt like a 50-pound weight on her eardrum and that she felt pain.  She also told jurors her doctor said acoustic trauma was to blame and the cannon likely caused the hearing loss.
 
Giles, who now wears hearing aids, claims she has been ridiculed by her classmates and even had to quit the band.
 
Alpharetta City Administrator Robert Regus testified no other complaints were received from other parade-goers.  Event planner Kim Dodson also testified no complaints were received from spectators.
 
—Source:  wsbradio.com (Atlanta)

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