Passenger Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reintroduced the Safe and Private Rides Act, bipartisan legislation to require transportation network companies (TNCs) to notify passengers when their driver has a video recording device in the car. The Senators’…

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at boosting passengers’ safety and privacy when in the vehicles of ride-sharing service drivers. The measure, titled the Safe and Private Rides Act, would require transportation network companies to alert passengers if their driver is…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called for stronger support for families in East Palestine, OH, who were exposed to toxic contaminants following the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying vinyl…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today questioned Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation hearing. The hearing was convened in response to the February 3rd derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals through East Palestine,…