India, Aug. 27 -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced thst California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The three states have 30 days to come into compliance before the Department will withhold up to 100 percent of funding from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).
"States don't get to pick and choose which federal safety rules to follow," said Secretary Sean P. Duffy. "As we saw with the horrific Florida crash that killed three, when states fail to enforce the law, they put the driving public in danger. Under President Trump's leadership, we are taking aggressive actio...