States, consumers criticize bill
on wrecked used cars

"WASHINGTON – {There is] a move on Capitol Hill to crack down on the sale of salvaged cars to unsuspecting buyers·Consumer groups don't like the bill, nor do 38 state attorneys general. They accuse Congress of supporting legislation that actually would exempt most used cars from the proposed rules, a potential boon to auto dealers and insurers.

'It's one of those Orwellian doublespeak kinds of bills,' said Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety in Sacramento, Calif. 'Heaven help us from "friends" like this.'

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said the legislation 'is being sold as a pro-consumer billl, but this bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing.'"

– Associated Press, July 16, 1998