Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
I, for one, do not believe states should be threatened with a loss of their Federal highway funds for not enacting distracted driving laws prescribed here in Congress.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer opposes penalizing states for not following federal distracted driving laws.

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