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Founder of Andrew McMorris Foundation urges lawmakers to back auto-safety standards
Summary
Alyssa McMorris, founder of the Andrew McMorris Foundation and a constituent from Senator Murray's district, told lawmakers that her 12-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver and urged them to implement standards on automobile manufacturers and perpetrators.
Alyssa McMorris, founder of the Andrew McMorris Foundation and a constituent from Senator Murray's district, told lawmakers that her 12-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver and urged them to implement standards on automobile manufacturers and perpetrators.
McMorris said she founded the Andrew McMorris Foundation in his honor and that the foundation awarded 69 scholarships to high school seniors in 2024. She described the foundation's work as part of a broader effort to gain support from lawmakers for changes she said are needed on manufacturers and on perpetrators, but she did not name a bill or cite a specific statute during the remarks.
The provided transcript contains only McMorris's remarks on these topics; no motion, vote, or formal legislative action related to her request is recorded in the segment.
