Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise as a proud cosponsor of the Moving Forward Act and to urge support for two public safety amendments I authored. The first amendment is based on a bipartisan piece of legislation, the SAFE TO DRIVE Act, which is co-led by my colleague Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin. This legislation creates a new grant program for States that ban non-navigational viewing, ensuring States have robust resources to promote campaigns against distracted driving. Every day, nine people are killed in the United States from distracted driving. Mr. Speaker, my second amendment, which I authored as chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform's consumer protection subcommittee with Congresswoman Katie Porter, requires clearer height and weight requirement labels on children's booster seats to better protect children and their health and safety. Most parents believe the booster seats that they buy are safe, but research shows that 7 out of 10 children are improperly restrained. Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge adoption of this measure.”