Every day, people put themselves and their fellow Americans in danger on our Nation's roadways when they drive after consuming alcohol or after using legal and illegal drugs.
Barack Obama: “Every day, people put themselves and their fellow Americans in danger on our Nation's roadways when they drive after…”
On the recordDecember 1, 2009
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Proclamation 8461—National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
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