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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]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
Home Press Room CFIF Joins Coalition Urging Real Health Care Reform, Not ObamaCare
CFIF Joins Coalition Urging Real Health Care Reform, Not ObamaCare Print
Thursday, July 23 2009

In a letter sent this week to every Member of Congress, the Center for Individual Freedom joined with nearly 50 state and national organizations encouraging support for meaningful “health care legislation that expands health care choices and reduces health care costs through an open health care system.”

The letter notes that “many of the reforms Congress is currently considering will increase costs, reduce choices, raise taxes, and control our families' health care.”The organizations signing the letter expressed that we stand united against:

  • Giving bureaucrats any decision-making authority over American families’ health care.
  • Increasing the deficit.
  • A government health insurance plan.
  • A government health insurance exchange.
  • A government-designed co-op.
  • An individual mandate and an employer mandate.
  • Rationing health care.

The coalition letter was organized by Patients First, a project of Americans for Prosperity.

 


To read the full letter sent to every Member of Congress, click here (.pdf).

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