On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) introduced the Understanding Basic English Requirements (UBER) Act.

The legislation, according to Tuberville, would keep individuals who cannot read and/or speak English from becoming drivers for rideshare companies.

Under the UBER Act, government agencies would be prohibited from awarding a contract or agreement to rideshare platforms with drivers who cannot read or speak English sufficiently. Noncompliant platforms would be debarred from receiving federal contracts for five years.

The change would also align platforms' hiring standards with all federal Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) requirements.

Tuberville spoke to reporters shortly before filing the legislation.

"English is our national language. If you want to come here, yo

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