[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FROM DUIs ACT

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                               speech of

                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 1, 2024

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, the deceptively titled ``Protect 
Communities from DUIs Act'' uses a catchy name to mask the true intent 
of the bill. This flaw led me and others who care deeply about public 
safety and the threat of drunk drivers to oppose. There are already 
existing laws that make someone deportable if they are convicted of a 
``crime involving moral turpitude,'' where the crime--including a 
serious DUI--is punishable by imprisonment of one year or more.
  H.R. 6976 would expand current law for individuals who have been 
convicted of a single misdemeanor. This could include a legal resident 
who is 50 years old who had a single offense at age 18. Disrupting 
families and communities in such a case doesn't make sense and public 
safety would not be served.

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