Pennsylvania senator plans hearing on CDL and Real ID issuance
THE DIVIDES IN OUR COUNTRY. WELL, NEW TONIGHT, STATE SENATOR JUDY WARD, WHO’S CHAIR OF PENNSYLVANIA’S SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, SAYS SHE PLANS TO LAUNCH A FACT FINDING HEARING INTO ISSUING CDLS IN REAL ID. SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO, QUOTE, COLLECT OBJECTIVE INFORMATION AND PROPERLY ADDRESS THE PUBLIC’S CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS COMES AFTER A UZBEKISTANI NATIVE WAS ARR
Pennsylvania senator plans hearing on CDL and Real ID issuance
Updated: 10:13 PM EST Nov 20, 2025
State Sen. Judy Ward, chair of Pennsylvania’s Senate Transportation Committee, plans to launch a fact-finding hearing into the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and Real IDs.Ward said the goal is to “collect objective information and properly address the public’s concerns regarding the safety of our transportation system in the near future.”This announcement comes after an Uzbekistan native was arrested in Kansas with a Pennsylvania-issued CDL.
State Sen. Judy Ward, chair of Pennsylvania’s Senate Transportation Committee, plans to launch a fact-finding hearing into the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and Real IDs.
Ward said the goal is to “collect objective information and properly address the public’s concerns regarding the safety of our transportation system in the near future.”
This announcement comes after an Uzbekistan native was arrested in Kansas with a Pennsylvania-issued CDL.