Anheuser-Busch Applauds Quick Action By Illinois Lawmakers In Advancing Legislation To Target Repeat Drunk Drivers.Political & Legislative Reporters ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Anheuser-Busch (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BUD) Vice President and Senior Government Affairs Officer Richard F. Keating today praised the Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. for moving quickly to approve repeat drunk driver legislation proposed only two weeks ago by Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. Secretary of State Jesse White. "For more than a decade, Anheuser-Busch has pushed for legislation targeting repeat drunk driving offenders," said Keating. "Because of our track record in this area, we were involved on the ground floor as Secretary White's legislative package came together and we're committed to continuing to strongly support it. Government data clearly shows that legislative attention should be focused on high blood alcohol content Blood alcohol content (BAC) or blood alcohol concentration is the concentration of alcohol in blood. It is usually measured as mass per volume. For example, a BAC of 0.02% means 0.02 grams of alcohol per 100 grams of individual's blood, or 0. offenders because these dangerous drivers cause 8 out of 10 drunk driving fatalities." Keating added that Anheuser-Busch will ask its network of beer distributors in the state to write letters, make phone calls and contact their elected officials to urge them to support Secretary White's legislative package, and will continue to do so as the Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. considers the measures. In recent years, Anheuser-Busch has supported legislation targeting repeat offenders in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin and other states. Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., is the world's largest brewer and one of the largest theme park operators in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company is also a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and the world's largest recycler of aluminum beverage containers. SOURCE: Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
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