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Letter to Yogananda D. Pittman, Acting Chief of Police - Norton Requests Capitol Police Enforce Prohibition on Engine Idling

Letter

Date: Feb. 26, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment Natural Resources

Dear Acting Chief Pittman:

I urge the United States Capitol Police to enforce the prohibition in the Traffic Regulations for the United States Capitol Grounds against engines idling for more than three minutes. The most common instance of such idling appears to be when staffers are waiting in cars on the East Plaza for their Members of Congress to exit the Capitol. Idling creates air pollution, which can cause asthma and respiratory illnesses, heart and lung disease, and contributes to climate change. Idling not only risks the health of Members, staff, employees and visitors to the Capitol complex, it also risks the health of my constituents in the immediately surrounding community.

Please respond to this letter in writing by March 25, 2021.

Sincerely,


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