Republicans Push Federal Ban On Blocking Interstates After L.A. Riots Cause Highway Chaos

Republicans Push Federal Ban On Blocking Interstates After L.A. Riots Cause Highway Chaos

Congressional Republicans are advancing a bill that would make it a federal crime to block interstate highways after mass demonstrations in Los Angeles caused major backups on key roadways.Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia reintroduced the bill, the Safe Passage on Interstates Act, in February after it stalled in the Senate last year. The legislation would create a federal law against the intentional obstruction of interstate highways.“The…