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Roger Wicker: “I agree with the Secretary, I think eating a hamburger is a lot more distracting than talking on a cellphone.”

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
I agree with the Secretary, I think eating a hamburger is a lot more distracting than talking on a cellphone.
Said by
Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker suggests that eating while driving is more distracting than using a cellphone.

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