It was then taken up by the House Transportation Committee headed by Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville. Koller said they had to drop amendments tacked on by opponents in the Senate -- mandating buckling seat belts and submitting to a breath test before riding a motorcycle.
One Democrat who broke ranks with the traditional position of his party is Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville. He objected to a provision allowing wage discrimination charges to be brought before a jury in state courts.
Although Staples did not voice a strong opinion on setting lower limits for trucks, his House counterpart expressed definite opposition. Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville, said the Democrats' $2 billion highway repair plan is a better long-term solution.
"I think the money would go to populous areas where the votes are," said the chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Don Koller, D-Summersville. "We need to keep politics out of transportation."
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