anti-privatization

An aide to Senator Jeff Bingaman called TOLLROADSnews this morning. She hotly denies that S884 and S885 were written in collaboration with anti-privatization lobbyists at ATA and OOIDA, as we reported. She also denied the press release that first appeared April 28 or April 29 was backdated to April 24.

American Trucking Associations (ATA) issued a statement Friday titled "ATA Applauds the Introduction of Anti-privatization Legislation" before the text of the bills (S884 and S885) were released, or any announcement made by the sponsors of the bills, suggesting ATA has an inside role. Sponsors of the bills according to the ATA are US Senators Jeff Bingaman (Dem NM) and Chuck Grassley (Repub IO).