Byron Dorgan: “I do not object to this country moving toward and learning more about the metric system. I do object to a provision that…”

“I do not object to this country moving toward and learning more about the metric system. I do object to a provision that would require State and local governments to tear down highway signs that tell us how many miles it is to the next rest stop and replace it with a sign that says how many kilometers it is to the next rest stop. I have served in public life, both in the U.S. House and in the U.S. Senate, for a good number of years. I have never had a constituent of mine come to me and say, 'One of our problems is our highway signs. We drive down the road and come to a sign and it says 12 miles to the next truck stop.'”