Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

An April 2004 report to Congress from Charles G. Curie, administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, gives the status of Administration actions. View the report

During an April 13, 2004 meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD), representatives from the alcohol industry and the public health community presented their views on plans to reduce and prevent underage drinking in the United States.

Statement of Jeff Becker, President, Beer Institute

Statement of Ralph Blackman, President and CEO, The Century Council

Statement of Peter Cressy, President and CEO, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Statement of Kristen Eastlick, Director of Legislative Affairs, The American Beverage Institute

Statement of George Hacker, Director, Alcohol Policies Project, Center for Science in the Public Interest

Statement of Wendy Hamilton, National President, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Statement of Jim O'Hara, Executive Director, Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

Statement of David Rehr, President, National Beer Wholesalers Association

Statement of Hope Taft, First Lady of Ohio and Co-Chair of Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free

Statement of Shawn Walker, Member of the Board of Directors, National Liquor Law Enforcement Association

Statement of Penny Wells, Executive Director, Students Against Destructive Decisions