Claim: A bill supported by Gov. Scott Walker makes it "so that drunk drivers who kill have an easier time of it.
Verdict: REFUTES

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title: Governorship of Mitt Romney
text: answered all those concerns with this bill." The Massachusetts House of Representatives defeated the bill 99-53. In May 2005, Romney presented a proposal to the Massachusetts General Court to crack down on repeat drunk drivers. Massachusetts had some of the weakest drunk driving laws of any state in the country, and the state was losing $9 million annually from its highway budget because existing laws were not in compliance with federal standards. Romney called his proposal "Melanie's Bill" in honor of Melanie Powell, a 13-year-old who was killed in 2003 by a repeat drunk driver while walking to the beach

title: Scott Walker (politician)
text: anti-union legislation in upper Midwestern industrial states and that his "fervent anti-union rhetoric and actions" has helped his national reputation within the Republican Party. On May 24, 2017, Walker signed a bill that allowed unaccompanied minors to attend concerts and other musical festivals where alcohol is being served. On June 21, 2017, he signed into law a bill that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to work without parental permission. Walker and his wife Tonette have two sons, Matt (born 1994) and Alex. Walker's wife and sons disagree with him on certain political and religious issues. The family attends Meadowbrook Church, a

title: Scott Walker (politician)
text: into law. In January and April 2015 speeches in Iowa, Walker included passing those laws among his accomplishments. The National Rifle Association gave Walker a 100% ranking in 2014. On June 24, 2015, Walker signed two bills into law, one which removed the state's 48-hour waiting period for buying a gun and another which gave retired or off-duty police officers the legal right to carry concealed guns in public schools. Walker opposes the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare") and has signed Wisconsin onto a lawsuit seeking to have the ACA rolled back (including provisions for preexisting conditions). He supported

title: Joel Judd
text: the bill passed the legislature and was enacted into law, albeit without the signature of Gov. Bill Owens. During the 2007 legislative session, in reaction to a 2006 hit and run accident that killed a mother and her two young children in downtown Denver, Judd sponsored legislation to strengthen penalties for drunk driving and require ignition interlock devices on the automobiles of those convicted of DUIs. The measure would have made Colorado's drunk-driving laws the strictest in the nation, but was defeated in the legislature. Another 2007 measure by Judd, designed to limit handguns with vehicles unless the owner held

title: Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.
text: the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA). Fuschillo has been a campaigner against drunk driving in New York State. He sponsored "Leandra's Law," which makes it a felony to drive drunk with a child in the car and requires all convicted drunk drivers to use ignition interlocks to prevent them from drinking and driving again. He sponsored laws which lowered New York State's legal blood alcohol content (BAC) level from .10 to .08; enacted tougher penalties for repeat offenders and those who drive with an elevated BAC; and expanded the use of ignition interlock devices to keep convicted DWI offenders from

title: Glenn Grothman
text: Governor Scott Walker This bill made Wisconsin the 49th state to legalize concealed carry. Speaking in support of Governor Scott Walker's decision to repeal the Wisconsin Equal Pay Act, Grothman stated that the alleged pay differential is explainable: "Once you break it down by married and unmarried, the differential disappears." He opposed a provision in a 2010 sex education law that prohibited teachers from promoting bias based on sexual orientation, saying that he did not believe the topic should be discussed at all in the public schools. According to the "Capitol Times", Grothman's opposition was based on the belief that

title: Matt Hansen
text: bills that passed over vetoes by governor Pete Ricketts. LB268 repealed the state's death penalty; LB623 reversed the state's previous policy of denying driver's licenses to DACA beneficiaries; and LB610 increased the tax on gasoline to pay for repairs to roads and bridges. Hansen voted in favor of the death-penalty repeal, and to override Ricketts's veto of the measure; he voted for passage of LB623, and to override the gubernatorial veto; and he abstained on the vote to pass the gas-tax increase, then voted to override the veto. In its 2016 session, the Nebraska legislature passed three bills that Ricketts

title: Curt Anderson
text: and rape cases that resulted in confessions. The bill was signed into law by the Governor in May 2008. During the 2009 session of the Maryland General Assembly, Anderson introduced two bills aimed at strengthening Maryland's drunk driving laws: HB330 (Manslaughter and Vehicular Manslaughter -Penalties) and HB 212 (Preliminary Breath Test – Evidence). Anderson was the primary sponsor of HB66, revamping and updating Maryland's theft statute (Chapter 655). he also sponsored several gun bills designed to decrease violent crime in Baltimore. Anderson was the primary and sole sponsor of House Bill 1473 – Maryland's "BLUE Alert" system. A system similar

title: Tom Emmer
text: Emmer sponsored a bill that would shorten the period of license revocation for driving under the influence and for refusing to take a sobriety test. Additionally, though "suspected drunken drivers [currently] face revocation before they go to court," Emmer's bill would have delayed revocations until after conviction. Supporters of Emmer's bill said "it's needed because pre-conviction revocations penalize drivers before proving they're guilty." Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the head of the Minnesota DWI task force opposed the legislation because it would allow arrested drivers to continue to drive during the time between their arrest and hearing. Emmer's own history

title: Scott Walker (politician)
text: As a freshman legislator in 1993, he co-sponsored right-to-work legislation. In 1999 he took the lead in a truth-in-sentencing bill that increased prison time for some crimes, eliminated parole for others, and subsequently contributed to prison overcrowding. Walker was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at the time, and credited the organization for much of the success of the legislation. In 2001, he was the lead sponsor of a bill to prevent pharmacists from being disciplined for refusing to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception and was a strong supporter of a bill to require voters to show

title: John I. Sauls
text: voted “no” on H500, an alcoholic beverage control omnibus bill that would ease regulations on North Carolina’s numerous micro-breweries. Three weeks after it was introduced House Bill 500 was gutted despite support from the state’s more than 200 craft brewers. Sauls voted against S155, the “Brunch Bill,” which allows vendors to sell alcoholic beverages before 10 a.m. on Sunday. Sauls said he couldn’t support the bill “personally.” As a pastor, Sauls doesn't condemn alcohol drinkers but has "preached too many funerals that were alcohol related." John Sauls “had several motor vehicle accidents when…[he] was drinking.” Sauls opposed establishing a state-run

title: Len Fasano
text: of the Department of Children and Families garnered bipartisan support and passed the state Senate. The Connecticut chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) named Len Fasano a "Legislator of the Year" multiple times including in 2016 and 2013 recognizing his efforts in support of tougher laws to help prevent drunk driving and educate young drivers about road safety. 2005 RICO Penalty - In 2005, a federal jury ordered Fasano to pay $500,000 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), for illegally helping a client hide their assets in a bankruptcy case. 2015 Chris Healy Hiring - In

title: Philip C. Jimeno
text: standard for timely and compulsory blood-alcohol testing and toughened drunken driving laws, allowing for drivers' in accidents where a person was seriously injured or killed to be tested for alcohol at the time of the incident, rather than a day or so later. Mr. Jimeno is quick to share credit for the bill, however. Quoting Mr. Jimeno: "It was a group of Marley Middle School students who lobbied that bill. It was a major bill, and it passed because of those young students in seventh or eighth grade. It was their severe commitment." Shortly before leaving office, Mr. Jimeno declared:

title: Geoff Simpson
text: death with the penalty for vehicular homicide involving alcohol. In the wake of reports of price gouging by various merchants around the state of Washington after the September 11, 2001 attack on America, Simpson introduced legislation to protect consumers from the practice. In January 2003, Rep. Simpson introduced legislation to regulate the practice referred to as "dead peasants insurance" whereby corporations purchased life insurance on employees without that employee's knowledge or consent. On January 19, 2004, Simpson introduced HB 2660 which was signed into law and required a DUI offender to install an ignition interlock device as a condition of

title: 2011 United States public employee protests
text: death threats after passing the bill. On May 12, 2011, 100 pages of public records were released that detailed the emotions and threats that occurred during the protests. Dozens of emails suggest Walker or legislators should be shot, or hanged, or should watch their backs, look over their shoulders or resign. One man tweeted that he prayed an anvil would fall from the sky onto Walker. FBI agents from Maine to California to Florida also got involved, the records show. A suspect in Maine was arrested after sending letters to that state's Republican U.S. senators suggesting Walker should be killed

title: Jason Wilson (politician)
text: individuals with concealed carry licenses to have them while in a bar or restaurant, as long as there was not alcohol being consumed. Wilson said the bill just brings Ohio's law into compliance with a federal ruling. It also heads to the House for consideration. Jason Wilson (politician) Jason Wilson (born August 12, 1968 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a Democratic politician who was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 30th District from his appointment in January 2007 to November 2011. He serves as the Director of the Governor's Office of Appalachia. Wilson is the son of former

title: Bill Walker (American politician)
text: a $3.2 billion gap in the state's budget. In September 2018, the office of Anchorage District Attorney Richard K. Allen entered into a controversial plea bargain in the case of a former FAA air traffic controller who allegedly kidnapped a native Alaskan woman in the middle of the day from a gas station, choked her until she passed out and then masturbated over her. In response to citizen outrage at the reduced sentence, Walker issued a statement saying the sentence was insufficient and that he wanted to toughen the law. He said he would propose legislation that makes unwanted contact

title: Scott Walker (politician)
text: according to the "Associated Press". Walker became a figure of national recognition and controversy after he proposed the "Wisconsin budget repair bill" in 2011. The bill, which would eventually be passed by the Wisconsin Legislature, significantly changed the collective bargaining process for most public employees in Wisconsin. Opponents of Walker's actions launched a push for a recall election and received enough support to force an election on June 5, 2012, the first time a Governor of Wisconsin had ever faced recall. During Walker's first term as governor, the state's $3.6 billion budget deficit was turned into a surplus and taxes

title: Scott Walker (politician)
text: in 2018, Walker expressed support for a proposal by Wisconsin Republicans to curb the powers of the incoming Democratic administration during the lame-duck session. In December 2018, Walker signed legislation to strip powers from the incoming Democratic administration. The incoming administration suggested it would challenge the legislation in court. In 2010, Walker had expressed opposition to attempts to pass legislation during the lame-duck session before he took office as Governor. In late January 2015, Walker set up a 527 organization called "Our American Revival" to "help spread his message and underwrite his activities" which "The Washington Post" described as helpful

title: Scott Walker (politician)
text: bill, which would allow local police to stop suspected illegal immigrants, if he were elected. On November 2, 2010, his 43rd birthday, Walker won the general election with 52% of total votes cast, while Democrat Tom Barrett received 46%. His running mate, now Lieutenant Governor, was Rebecca Kleefisch, a former Milwaukee television news reporter. Walker's victory came amid a series of Wisconsin GOP victories, with conservative Republican Ron Johnson winning the contested U.S. Senate seat, and with the GOP gaining majorities in the state's U.S. House delegation, State Assembly, and State Senate. After the contentious collective bargaining dispute, Walker's disapproval