Winning The Peace Is Harder Than Winning

It Is Critical That Parents And Other Trusted Adults Initiate Conversations With Kids About Underage Drinking Well In Advance Of The First Time They Are Faced With A Decision Regarding Alcohol.

The Good News Is That Parents Are The Leading Influence On Kids Decision Not To Drink Alcohol.

As A Regent, I Hope To Bring That Important Perspective Of A Typical Family Visitor In Combination With My Background As A Member Of Congress And A Proponent Of The Smithsonian's Efforts To Reach All Americans.

But 18 Years After The Passage Of The Civil Liberties Act, There Still Remains Unfinished Work To Completely Rectify And Close This Regrettable Chapter In Our Nations History.

I Hate To Say It But I Think It Has Become Very Obvious That Our System For Devising Trade Agreements, So Very Important To This Country's Functioning Around The World, Has Not Only Broken, But It Has Broken Completely.