[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING THE CENTURY COUNCIL AND NICKELODEON

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity 
to congratulate and recognize The Century Council and Nickelodeon for 
their creation of an innovative new program to educate middle-school-
age students about the problems of underage drinking.
  The Century Council is a national not-for-profit organization funded 
by America's leading distillers to develop and implement programs 
designed to stop drunk driving and underage drinking. Nickelodeon, the 
very popular children's TV network, has joined The Century Council on a 
creative multimedia program for middle-school-age kids and their 
parents called ``Ask, Listen and Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix.''
  As a mother of two teenage daughters, I realize the critical role 
that parents play in the efforts to reduce and eliminate illegal 
underage drinking. I commend The Century Council and Nickelodeon for 
providing such a dynamic and valuable communications tool.

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