[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4742-S4743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO CHARLES A. HURLEY

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to Charles 
A. ``Chuck'' Hurley upon his retirement as chief executive officer of 
Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Chuck is a true safety advocate, and his 
longstanding commitment to that cause is more than worthy of 
recognition.
  Throughout my time in the Senate, Chuck and I have worked together on 
numerous highway safety initiatives, including the national age 21 
drinking law, the national .08 BAC standard, primary seat belt laws, 
and teen driver graduated licensing programs. Chuck was instrumental in 
creating the ``Click it or Ticket'' Campaign in North Carolina, 
establishing the Nation's first pilot program to ensure drivers and 
passengers were buckling up. He also helped to launch the National SAFE 
KIDS Campaign, the national nonprofit organization dedicated solely to 
the prevention of unintentional childhood injury.
  A longtime supporter of MADD, Chuck has been involved in the 
organization since the very beginning. He attended MADD's first 
national press conference in Washington, DC, in 1980, and strongly 
supported the passage of my National 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act in 
1984. From 1993 to 1998, Chuck served on the MADD National Board of

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Directors and was later named to the MADD National Board of Advisors.
  In 2005, Chuck became MADD CEO. Since then, he has developed MADD's 
Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, which successfully encourages 
States to require drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock device. He 
has also been an outspoken advocate for the development of advanced 
alcohol detection technology, which could someday completely eliminate 
drunk driving.
  Chuck graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science from 
Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. From 1968 to 1970, he served in the 
U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer in Taipei, Taiwan. Chuck then 
worked for Congressman Bill Steiger, where he helped create the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  In the early 1980s, Chuck helped found the Lifesavers Conference, 
which is dedicated to reducing the tragic toll of deaths and injuries 
on our Nation's roadways. Chuck also served as the vice president of 
the Transportation Safety Group for the National Safety Council and as 
the executive director of the Council's Air Bag and Seat Belt Safety 
Campaign. In addition, Chuck served as a senior official at the 
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
  Chuck has dedicated his career to making our highways safer for 
drivers and passengers. On behalf of everyone who uses our Nation's 
roadways, I am honored to express my gratitude and congratulations to 
Charles A. ``Chuck'' Hurley and extend my best wishes for a long and 
happy retirement.

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