House Proceeding 03-23-10 on Mar 23rd, 2010 :: 0:08:40 to 0:11:10
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Eliot L. Engel: hoped this resolution reminds all drivers of the harmful consequences of distracted driving, and i urge my colleagues to support this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from illinois -- colorado. sorry. ms. markey: i'd like to yield to the gentleman from new york for as much time as he may

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Speech By: Eliot L. Engel

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Eliot L. Engel: consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. engel: mr. speaker, i thank the gentlelady for yielding to me and i rise in strong support of her resolution, 1186, designating april as national distracted driving awareness month. secretary lahood said that

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Eliot L. Engel: distracted driving is a deadly epidemic. on his report on distracted driving, the national highway traffic safety administration estimated that fully one quarter of traffic accidents involve distracted driving. these crashes resulted in nearly 6,000 fatalities and over half a million injuries.

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Eliot L. Engel: this is why i so strongly support the gentlewoman, ms. markey's, resolution, and why i introduced my own legislation. electronic devices have become part of our daily lives. many of us use blackberries, cell phones and pages daily. but it's obvious anyone who

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Eliot L. Engel: uses those devices, that a person becomes distracted while using them. the growing number of people texting or reading emails while driving puts everyone on the road at risk. my legislation, which would provide money for driver education and highway signage, both of which helped reduce the

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Eliot L. Engel: incidence of driving under the influence or driving without a seat belt, according to e studies. it would work with this as well. it will create a national advertising campaign administered by the natnal highway traffic safety administration to educate the public on the dangers of distracted driving. we know how important it is to

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Eliot L. Engel: in terms of safety. that's why ms. markey's resolution is so important.