{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=d12f8175-b9d6-46ad-b4ab-411cf98fd5f9", "Isakson, Chambliss Urge Americans to Protect Their Loved Ones and \"Drive Safer Sunday\"", "2014-11-21", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Johnny Isakson", "I000055", "www.isakson.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today applauded the Senate\u2019s unanimous passage of a resolution urging drivers to drive safely during the holiday season. The resolution designates Sunday, November 30, 2014, as \u201cDrive Safer Sunday\u201d and is designed to bring attention to the fact that the Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest highway traffic day of the year.\r\nU.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., joined Isakson and Chambliss in introducing the bipartisan resolution.\r\n\u201cHolidays are about family and we all want to make sure that our loved ones arrive home safely,\u201d said Isakson. \u201cThe Sunday after Thanksgiving is the most heavily traveled day on our roadways and I\u2019m proud to join Senators Chambliss and Coons to draw attention to the need for safe driving. \u2018Drive Safer Sunday\u2019 is about raising awareness about the dangers of unsafe driving and will hopefully prevent more of these tragic accidents.\u201d\r\n\u201cAs a father and a grandfather, I share the concern families have when their loved ones are traveling on the road,\u201d said Chambliss. \u201cIt is my hope that this resolution will serve as a reminder to all those traveling during the Thanksgiving holidays, and all year long, to be safe, vigilant and alert.\u201d\r\nThe high volume of vehicles on America\u2019s highways and interstates increases the risk for dangerous or fatal accidents. The \u201cDrive Safer Sunday\u201d resolution encourages motorists, trucking firms and law enforcement agencies to work together to make the roads safer for all travelers during the holidays and throughout the year.\r\nIsakson and Chambliss have introduced similar resolutions in previous years in honor of Cullum Owings, a Georgia college student who died in 2002 in a traffic accident on his way back to school after Thanksgiving. Steve and Susan Owings of Atlanta, the parents of Cullum Owings, founded an organization called Road Safe America in honor of their son to bring awareness of the hazards of highway travel and provide statistics and safety tips to drivers. Road Safe America\u2019s goals include better driver training for all drivers and limiting the top speed for large trucks.\r\nFor more information on safe driving tips and what you can do to improve the safety of America\u2019s roadways please visit: www.roadsafeamerica.org.\r\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=d12f8175-b9d6-46ad-b4ab-411cf98fd5f9"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9474609289318323, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}