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Senator rails against DOT for 'arrogance,' disrespect of Congress

March 11, 2008

By Kevin Jones

Washington, District of Columbia -

Repeatedly comparing the implementation of a cross-border trucking plan to the sanctioning of torture, a U.S. Senator took the Bush administration to task Tuesday -- emphasizing "there will be consequences" for defying the will of Congress. "I would say we don't want to make a federal case out of this, but that's why we're here. The fact is, the U.S. Congress passes appropriation bills, we fund the Department of Transportation, and we fully expect the DOT comply with the funding requirements," Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said, early-on in a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

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