Chuck Schumer actually said...

"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."

"Distracted driving is a serious and ongoing threat to safety."

"We owe it to the American people to do everything we can to promote safe driving."

"It is one of the reasons I believe the agency that Senator Dodd is proposing... is so needed."