Senators Coons, Wicker Introduce Bill to Reduce Debt-Based Driver's License Suspensions
July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity Act to provide incentives to states that choose to end debt-based driver's license suspensions. Millions of Americans have their driver's licenses suspended simply because they are too poor to pay fines or fees, and not for any public safety reason. These debt-based driver's licen . . .
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity Act to provide incentives to states that choose to end debt-based driver's license suspensions. Millions of Americans have their driver's licenses suspended simply because they are too poor to pay fines or fees, and not for any public safety reason. These debt-based driver's licen . . .