NCL blasts the purge of the nation’s auto safety regulator
Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communication, 202-207-2829
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) opposes the Trump Administration’s firing of public servants working at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the nation’s principal automobile safety regulator. According to reports, the Trump Administration fired hundreds of people at the Department of Transportation, including employees at NHTSA.
“NHTSA cannot oversee and promote automotive safety without world-class staff, many of whom have served behind the scenes for decades doing the day to day work of making the cars safer and making the agency run,” said Daniel Greene, Senior Director of Consumer Protection & Product Safety. “Yet, in their reckless attempt to dismantle the core functions of the federal government, the Trump Administration is purging the dedicated public servants working tirelessly to eliminate the approximately 40,000 deaths and 5 million injuries suffered in traffic crashes every year. Ultimately, the American people will feel the effects of this unconscionable action through more unnecessary crashes. That means more death, more injuries, more broken families, and more shattered communities.”
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