[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           COMMENDING JEFF SCHIEFEL- BEIN, FOUNDER OF CARPOOL

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I am going to digress from my normal 
message on international child abduction to commend a new acquaintance, 
Jeff Schiefelbein. Jeff is founder of an organization called CarPool, a 
designated driver program that provides safe rides for the Texas A&M 
area to intoxicated or otherwise incapacitated students.
  After receiving a DWI, a driving while intoxicated charge, and while 
serving an 18-month probation sentence, Jeff and his friends created a 
program intended to decrease the amount of drivers under the influence 
in the community that would be good for the users and the helpers.
  This spring, CarPool received an award for the Outstanding 
Achievement for a New Committee at Texas A&M, and another award for the 
best Individual Contribution to Campus for his work on CarPool. In its 
first year of operation, CarPool gave 6,343 rides and is now in demand 
at other college universities, on other campuses.
  Great by great young people. Congratulations to Jeff Schiefelbein at 
Texas A&M University and his friends for their dedication in stopping 
drinking and driving.

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