WASHINGTON — Hoping for a better reception at the Bush White House than she got from the Clinton administration, Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) last week reintroduced her bill to repeal the estate tax.

Truckers disagree with OSHA about the cost of that so-called ounce of prevention and they say that the number of people needing that pound of cure is getting smaller.

Hoping for a better reception at the Bush White House than she got from the Clinton administration, Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) earlier this week reintroduced her bill to repeal the estate tax.

White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Jr. said the Bush administration will review diesel sulfur and clean engine standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, postponing the regulation’s effective date for 60 days.

As Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta cruised through his Senate confirmation hearing last week, he said he would review proposed changes to the hours of service for truck drivers and re-examine the potential economic effect of the regulations as well as how they might promote highway safety.

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said he would use a recent Department of Transportation inspector general’s report, detailing recommendations for trucking and other modes of transportation, as a “guideline and reference.”

WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Jr. said the Bush administration will review diesel sulfur and clean engine standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, postponing the regulation’s effective date for 60 days.

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said he would use a recent Department of Transportation inspector general’s report, detailing recommendations for trucking and other modes of transportation, as a “guideline and reference..

The Senate unanimously confirmed Norman Y. Mineta - who served as commerce secretary late in the Clinton administration - as the new secretary of transportation.