[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO NADINE MILFORD

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                          HON. BILL RICHARDSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in 
extending my congratulations to Nadine Milford from New Mexico. Nadine 
received a Public Service Award from the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration at the 12th Annual Lifesavers Symposium.
  After a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) crash that killed her 
daughter Melani (age 31) and her granddaughters Kandyce (age 9), Erin 
(8), and Kacee (5), Nadine chose to mobilize her State of New Mexico 
and change the status of DWI.
  Nadine assembled a coalition that gathered over 80,000 signatures on 
petitions asking that the senseless, preventable crime of DWI be 
addressed in the New Mexico State Legislature in 1993. She attended all 
Committee hearings, spoke to elected officials and met with other 
victims and survivors of DWI tragedies. Through the cooperation of the 
media, the family's grief was brought into New Mexico homes each night.
  Nadine garnered massive public support which resulted in the most 
comprehensive DWI reform in the history of the State of New Mexico. I 
congratulate her, admire her, and I thank her for being a true and 
devoted citizen of the Land of Enchantment.

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