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Rick Allen: “I think the people in the States do care just as much if not more and are much more in tune with what they would like to…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
I think the people in the States do care just as much if not more and are much more in tune with what they would like to do in their laws than the Federal Government. The difference on .08--I did allude to it, and it is a good, probative question--the .08 blood-alcohol level for drunk driving, or driving while under the influence of alcohol, is something that I advocated when you were alongside of me campaigning for Governor in 1993. There was opposition to that. But I thought, as well as you do, that at .08 most people are going to be impaired and, therefore, a danger, in that case to themselves, but what I cared most about was the danger to others.
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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Discussing state versus federal roles in setting laws related to drunk driving and public safety.

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