Honorable Paul D. Wellstone
United States Senator, Minnesota, Democrat
Senator Wellstone was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1990. He was a Professor at Carleton College from 1969 to 1990. He serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, the Labor and Human Resources Committee, the Small Business Committee, the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and the Committee on Indian Affairs. The following statement is from the Senate floor debate of March 4, 1998, on the Lautenberg-DeWine amendment to S. 1173, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), to establish a national standard prohibiting driving by individuals with a blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or greater.I am pleased to add my voice to…
