Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has introduced legislation strengthening the enforcement of English language proficiency requirements for truck drivers.
Specifically, the Weigh Station Enforcement to Intercept and Guard Highways (WEIGH) Act requires all weigh stations along interstate highways to review the commercial drivers' licenses of truckers for irregularities and ensure they are proficient in English.
Rep. Donalds' bill builds upon an April executive order issued by President Donald Trump, which stated that the Administration would similarly strengthen enforcement of the English language proficiency requirement.
"The failure of states to enforce basic and commonsense requirements for truckers is putting every American motorist at risk," Rep. Donalds said in a statement. "At the state level, Governor DeSantis and Commissioner Simpson have taken action to protect Floridians, but it's imperative that we expand this effort nationwide."
"Under my 'WEIGH Act,' all weigh stations along interstate highways will be required to enforce President Trump's Executive Order to review commercial driver licenses for irregularities and verify the English language proficiency of truckers," he continued.
"Safety must be the standard, not the exception, and on Capitol Hill, I'm fighting to ensure that the American people are put first every step of the way. The elimination of these threats to the American people is non-negotiable," Donalds concluded.
In August, Harjinder Singh, an illegal alien from India, jackknifed his tractor-trailer, killing three in Port Saint Lucie. Singh, who had been issued a commercial driver's license in California, could only correctly identify two of four road signs and could not speak English in a meaningful capacity.
Singh attempted to escape prosecution in California, but Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins (R-FL) personally "extradited" him back to Florida.
"We're done with that sh*t. He [Singh] fled here. He fled to these failed policies," Lt. Gov. Collins said in a Stockton press conference.
More recently, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued subpoenas to White Hawk Carriers, Singh's employer, commenting, "In Florida, we don't just talk the talk, we're going to use every tool, every legal tool, at our disposal, to fight back and protect our citizens."
