Chris Dodd: “I am a principal cosponsor with my colleague on this very important bill dealing with underage drinking. We have…”

“I am a principal cosponsor with my colleague on this very important bill dealing with underage drinking. We have wonderful sponsors in the House as well, in a bipartisan way, to try to make a difference. The Senator has laid out very categorically what the facts are, which is that this is a massive problem in this country, and a growing one, unfortunately, with the age of people who are becoming regular users of alcohol dropping all the time. While certainly parents have to do more at the local level, more efforts need to be made. We also think it is incumbent upon us at a national level to be supportive of those efforts, to help provide resources and guidance to try to reverse this trend. There are very few issues that have given me as much pleasure to work on as issues with children. On behalf of all of us in this country--he represents Ohio well, but in this regard he is making a difference all across the country. On their behalf, I thank him.”