Oxford SADD students meet Tenney on Capitol Hall
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oxford High School students Brad Beckwith and Jacob Murrer recently paid a visit to meet U.S. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney as part of their mission in SADD SPEAKs.
The week-long SADD SPEAKs in the nation’s capitol afforded 15 students nationwide an opportunity to lead the SADD organization in its advocacy efforts and before the students’ own state and local governments.
Beckwith and Murrer were able to spread their message personally to legislative correspondents of U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and then to U.S. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney herself.
“We told the representatives our personal stories and how we wanted to stop distracted, drunk, drugged, and drowsy driving in our communities,” said Beckwith.
Murrer said as part of their meetings, he and Beckwith urged the representatives to join the Road to Zero pledge.
“This pledge commits whoever signs it to always wear a seat-belt, always abide by the speed limit, and to never drive distracted, whether that’s drowsy, drunk, or drugged driving,” said Murrer.
Beckwith said the goal of the Road to Zero pledge is to fulfill a goal of zero casualties due to traffic accidents by the year 2030.
“I hope to bring this pledge into my school to help reach our goal,” Beckwith said. “I also encourage anyone who has the slightest interest in helping to educate the public on the dangers of driving drunk, distracted, drowsy, and drugged to sign the pledge, and to join SADD.”
Murrer went on to say that one suggestion he and Beckwith relayed to the Congresswoman was to enforce a zero tolerance policy on drugged driving that reflected the zero tolerance policy on drunk driving for those under age 21.
“There’s a zero tolerance policy on drunk driving for anyone under the age of 21, but there is no law about drugged driving. We advocated for a corresponding law on drugged driving.” Murrer said. “Claudia Tenney was very receptive to what we had to say and agreed on many of our causes.”
Of the experience, Beckwith and Murrer both agreed that the SADD SPEAKs week was one they won’t soon forget.
“SPEAKs was a great experience and I encourage anyone that has interest in SADD to apply for SPEAKs next year,” said Beckwith. “I got to meet a lot of great people and was able to advocate for a lot of very important things to some very important people.”
“It was a great opportunity,” said Murrer. “It was a pleasure meeting with our representatives and it was an all-around great week.”
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) SPEAKs (Students for Policy, Education, Advocacy, & Knowledge) chooses its student delegates through “a competitive selection process on the basis of their experience, leadership qualities, public speaking ability, and other criteria.”
To apply for SADD SPEAKs, visit www.sadd.org/what-we-care-about/youth-leadership-development/advocacy-leadership.
The week-long SADD SPEAKs in the nation’s capitol afforded 15 students nationwide an opportunity to lead the SADD organization in its advocacy efforts and before the students’ own state and local governments.
Beckwith and Murrer were able to spread their message personally to legislative correspondents of U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and then to U.S. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney herself.
“We told the representatives our personal stories and how we wanted to stop distracted, drunk, drugged, and drowsy driving in our communities,” said Beckwith.
Murrer said as part of their meetings, he and Beckwith urged the representatives to join the Road to Zero pledge.
“This pledge commits whoever signs it to always wear a seat-belt, always abide by the speed limit, and to never drive distracted, whether that’s drowsy, drunk, or drugged driving,” said Murrer.
Beckwith said the goal of the Road to Zero pledge is to fulfill a goal of zero casualties due to traffic accidents by the year 2030.
“I hope to bring this pledge into my school to help reach our goal,” Beckwith said. “I also encourage anyone who has the slightest interest in helping to educate the public on the dangers of driving drunk, distracted, drowsy, and drugged to sign the pledge, and to join SADD.”
Murrer went on to say that one suggestion he and Beckwith relayed to the Congresswoman was to enforce a zero tolerance policy on drugged driving that reflected the zero tolerance policy on drunk driving for those under age 21.
“There’s a zero tolerance policy on drunk driving for anyone under the age of 21, but there is no law about drugged driving. We advocated for a corresponding law on drugged driving.” Murrer said. “Claudia Tenney was very receptive to what we had to say and agreed on many of our causes.”
Of the experience, Beckwith and Murrer both agreed that the SADD SPEAKs week was one they won’t soon forget.
“SPEAKs was a great experience and I encourage anyone that has interest in SADD to apply for SPEAKs next year,” said Beckwith. “I got to meet a lot of great people and was able to advocate for a lot of very important things to some very important people.”
“It was a great opportunity,” said Murrer. “It was a pleasure meeting with our representatives and it was an all-around great week.”
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) SPEAKs (Students for Policy, Education, Advocacy, & Knowledge) chooses its student delegates through “a competitive selection process on the basis of their experience, leadership qualities, public speaking ability, and other criteria.”
To apply for SADD SPEAKs, visit www.sadd.org/what-we-care-about/youth-leadership-development/advocacy-leadership.
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