I-National Limousine Association (NLA) - inhlangano ebhekele futhi ezinikele ekumeleleni izintshisekelo zemboni yezokuthutha eshayelwa izimoto emazingeni omhlaba, kazwelonke, esifunda nawendawo - ibambe umcimbi wayo wokumela eWashington, DC, ngoLwesithathu. Ukuhlangana namalungu eCongress angaphezu kuka-90 amele izifundazwe ezingama-24, inhlangano kanye namalungu ayo angama-53 kuxoxwe ngezinkinga nenqubomgomo ethinta abanikazi bamabhizinisi amancane kuyo yonke imboni, kanye nezintshisakalo zomhambi webhizinisi.
"Ukumela bekuyisisekelo se-NLA iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili," kusho uMongameli we-NLA uRobert Alexander. “Kube yilungelo ukuhlangana namanye amalungu kuleli sonto osukwini luka-23 lwenhlangano eMgqumeni, okungenye yemicimbi yethu yokumela abantu abaningi abayihambele kuze kube manje. Silithokozele ithuba lokukhuluma nezikhulu ezikhethiwe futhi sizwakale amazwi ethu ezindabeni ezibucayi ezithinta osomabhizinisi abancane embonini yezokuthutha ebanjwa ngamatshe. Siyabonga kubakhi benqubomgomo abaningi abazinike isikhathi sokuhlangana nathi futhi bahlanganyele engxoxweni ekhiqizayo mayelana nezintela zokuminyana eNew York namadolobha ezweni lonke; ukuphathwa ngendlela efanele esikhumulweni sezindiza ekugunyazweni kabusha kwe-FAA okuzayo; kanye nokulungiswa kwenqubomgomo yentela nokuphatha okulimaza amabhizinisi amancane.”
NgoLwesibili ntambama, amalungu e-NLA ezwe ngo-Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), usihlalo obambisene we-Congressional Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus kanye ne-Problem Solvers Caucus. Waxoxa ngokukhathazeka kwakhe ngale ntela nokuthi empeleni yayingeke inciphise kanjani ukuminyana; izomane isuse ukungcola okwengeziwe ezindaweni ezingaphandle ezihlala abantu abambalwa kanye nemindeni ehola kancane. UCongressman Gotteimer uthe ukuminyana kwentengo kuzocekela phansi imikhakha ebaluleke kakhulu njengemboni ye-limo futhi wezwakalisa ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekulweni nayo nokusebenzisana nekhokhasi ukwenza konke angakwenza.
Amalungu enhlangano nawo abambe iqhaza kumaseshini amaningi okufundisa ngezindaba zenqubomgomo ezicindezela kakhulu embonini kanye nezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokuthi unganxenxa kanjani uKhongolose ngempumelelo. NgoLwesibili kusihlwa, i-NLA yezwa ngo-Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, (R-PA), usihlalo-kanye we-Problem Solvers Caucus, onikeze inkulumo futhi waxoxisana namalungu mayelana nezindaba ezibalulekile zenqubomgomo yemboni kanye nokukhathazeka.
Amalungu e-NLA angamashumi amahlanu nantathu ahlangane namaSenator endawo angaphezu kwama-90, Abameleli kanye nabasebenzi babo ababalulekile. Inhlangano inxuse amalungu eCongress ukuthi asebenzisane ne-HR 1759, i-Economic Impact of Tolling Act, ukuze avimbele uMnyango Wezokuthutha ekugunyazeni izinhlelo zokubeka amanani entengo ngaphandle kokuqeda kuqala nokushicilela ukuhlaziywa komthelela kwezomnotho. Izicelo ezengeziwe zifake phakathi iziqinisekiso ezintsha zesibonelelo sikahulumeni Ekugunyazweni kabusha kwe-FAA ukuze kusetshenziswe izimiso zokungakhethi ohlangothini lwesikhumulo sezindiza; ukunxusa Umlawuli Wenkonzo Yentela Yamazwe Ngamazwe ukuthi athathe izinyathelo zokulungisa ngokushesha futhi abeke eqhulwini ukucutshungulwa Kwekhredithi Yentela Yokugcinwa Kwabasebenzi; kanye nokubuyisela ukwehla kwebhonasi okungu-100% onyakeni wentela ka-2023 nangale kwalokho.
