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Rep. Perez calls for federal regulation to dim overly bright headlights

WSP says it can’t measure intensity of beams

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Motorists with bright headlights navigate an intersection near Vancouver Mall on Feb. 26, 2020. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, says something needs to be done about overly bright headlights. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

During a time of extreme partisanship, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to work on a problem that seems to unite most Americans in disdain: overly bright headlights.

“This is something that draws ire from rural Americans, from older Americans, from law enforcement,” Perez, D-Skamania, told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 21.

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