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NADA's Washington Week

September 1, 2000
vol. 1, no. 26

Contents:
GOP to Attempt Veto Override of Estate Tax Repeal Bill
NADA Opposes Rollover Ratings



GOP to Attempt Veto Override of Estate Tax Repeal Bill

President Clinton vetoed a bill (H.R. 8) Thursday that would have repealed all estate and gift taxes over the next decade, claiming that the true cost of the bill would bust the budget while providing the overwhelming bulk of benefits only to the wealthiest Americans. Republican House and Senate leaders vowed a prompt veto override attempt, hoping to keep the "death tax" issue alive in the fall campaign.

"I don't think this is a fiscally responsible bill, and I don't think this is a fair bill, and therefore I vetoed it," Clinton said at a White House ceremony.

Clinton said he is open to working with Republicans in an attempt to craft a compromise that provides more targeted and immediate relief to small business owners at a lower cost.

"President Clinton has just given the back of his hand to working families who want to leave their hard-earned small business to their children after they die," Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said. "Apparently, even death can't protect you from the Clinton-Gore administration's insatiable desire for higher taxes."

The Senate returns to work Sept. 5, and Lott said that he would try to override Clinton's veto of both the estate tax and the marriage penalty relief bill during the first two weeks of September. The estate tax repeal bill passed by a 59-39 margin – short of the 67 votes needed to override Clinton if all 100 senators vote.

In the House, 65 Democrats joined all Republicans in passing the bill on a 279-136 vote, just over the two-thirds threshold necessary to override the veto. House GOP leaders tentatively plan next Thursday to put those Democrats on the spot – particularly those in difficult re-election fights – and some say they will vote against Clinton.

[Editor's Note: NADA's Legislative Affairs office is contacting swing Democratic House members to urge them to vote to override the veto.]

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NADA Opposes Rollover Ratings

NADA this week told safety regulators that their proposed rollover potential rating system will not provide the public with useful and understandable information or significantly reduce rollover-related crashes and injuries.

In comments filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NADA explained that vehicle design, upon which the rollover potential rating system is based, plays a relatively minor role in rollover accidents. Excessive vehicular speed, operator impairment, improper off-road operation, poor road/highway design, and driver inexperience are far more significant.

To help reduce the number of vehicles that enter into rollover situations, NADA urged NHTSA and its public information "partners" to modify and enhance their consumer education efforts to stress how environmental and operator-related factors may impact on vehicle rollovers.

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