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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

PRESIDENT REAGAN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE WAR ON DRUGS

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HON. HENRY BONILLA

of texas

in the house of representatives

Thursday, June 17, 2004

Mr. BONILLA. Mr. Speaker, I ask to enter the following tribute
recognizing President and Mrs. Reagan's involvement in the war on drugs
into the Congressional Record.

A Tribute: President & Mrs. Ronald Reagan's Leadership in the War on
Drugs

We, representing countless parents. community volunteers,
civic leaders, business leaders, physicians, teachers, church
leaders, policy makers, law enforcement officers, media
representatives, and youth from across America, want to
express our deepest gratitude to President and Mrs. Reagan
for their extraordinary leadership in the battle against
drugs and for saving the lives of so many children through
drug prevention. Together they encouraged and supported a
nationwide effort to reduce the demand for drugs by
increasing Americans' knowledge and changing the attitudes
and behavior. They inspired us with hope, knowledge, and
conviction. The result was a dramatic turn around in illicit
drug use in America, and thus lives were saved, health care
costs were reduced, crime was reduced, and innovative
strategies and scientific research were developed to enhance
drug abuse treatment, prevent AIDS, and other drug-related
social problems. Our nation and the world owe them a
tremendous debt. We recommit ourselves to continuing in this
noble fight to protect our children from the nightmare of
drugs and to carry forward the message of prevention with
hope and optimism.
Milestones of the Reagan legacy include: Raising the
drinking age throughout the country from 18 to 21. The
workplace drug prevention program including federal drug
testing and standards. Nancy Reagan's Just Say No campaign
that ratified and promoted the Parents' Movement. These
programs brought about a dramatic fall in illegal drug abuse
throughout the nation after two decades of rising levels with
the peak coming in 1978 and the bottom in 1991. President
Reagan's leadership was a key in this element in this
historic progress.
Robert L. DuPont MD, First Director of National Institute
on Drug Abuse, President of the Institute for Behavior and
Health, Inc., Maryland.
Joyce Nalepka, Drug Free Kids: America's Challenge, former
President of Nancy Reagan's National Federation of Parents
for Drug Free Youth, Silver Springs, Maryland.
Edward Jacobs, MD, FAAP, Everett Clinic, Everett,
Washington,
Theresa Costello, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Daniel Bent, Fair Mediation, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sue Rusche, National Families in Action, Atlanta, Georgia.
Eric Voth, M.D. FACP, Chairman, Institute on Global Drug
Policy, Topeka, Kansas.
Michelle Voth, Kansas Family Partnership, Topeka, Kansas.
David Evans, Esq., Drug Free Schools Coalition, Flemington,
New Jersey.
Calvina Fay, Executive Director, Drug Free America
Foundation, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida.
Peggy Sapp, National Family Partnership, Miami, Florida.
Steven Steiner, DAMMAD, Tioga Center, New York.
Steven Steiner, Barton, New York.
Rebecca Hobson, Richton, Mississippi.
Brenda Truelove, Gainesville, Georgia.
Karen Dewease, Petal, Mississippi.
Julie Steiner, Barton, New York.
Mikki Howard, Austin, Indiana.
Martha McWhirter, Lawrence, Mississippi.
Susie Dugan, PRIDE Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.
Judy Dinerstein, Naperville, Illinois.
Betty Sembler, Chairman, S.O.S.--Save Our Society From
Drugs, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Grainne Kenny, International President, EURAD (Europe
Against Drugs).
John English, Springfield, Oregon.
Susan Baum, Loyalhanna, Pennsylvania.
Frank Richardson, Binghamton, New York.
Patsy Parker, Moss Point, Mississippi.
Sharon L. Smith, President--MOMSTELL, Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Connie Moulton, Committees of Correspondence, Danvers,
Massachusetts.
Robert Peterson, Esq., Vice President of International
Affairs, PRIDE Youth Programs, Fremont, Michigan.
Jay DeWispleare, Executive Director, PRIDE Youth Programs,
Fremont, Michigan.
Lea Cox, Concerned Citizens for Drug Prevention, Norwell,
Massachusetts.
Jack Gilligan, Global Drug Prevention Network, Peoria,
Illinois.
Malcolm K. Beyer, Jr., Student Drug-Testing Coalition,
Jupiter, Florida.
Peter Stoker, Director, National Drug Prevention Alliance,
Great Britain.
Carla Lowe, Legal Foundation Against Drugs, Sacramento,
California.
Jim Kester, Austin, Texas.
Beverly Barron, Former Executive Director of Texans War on
Drugs, Odessa, Texas.
Peggy Goble, Great Meadows, New Jersey.
Karin Kyles, New Canaan, Connecticut.
DeForest Rathbone, Chairman, National Institute of Citizen
Anti-drug Policy, Great Falls, Virginia.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dey (DEA Retired), Georgetown, Texas.
Ginger Katz, President of the Courage to Speak Foundation,
Connecticut.
State Representative Toni Boucher, Assistant Minority
Leader District 143, Connecticut.
Geraldine Silverman, New Jersey Federation for Drug Free
Communities, Short Hills, New Jersey.
Wevley William Shea, Anchorage, Alaska.
Beverly J. Kinard, President, Christian Drug Education
Center, Canon City, Colorado.
Judy Kreamer, Educating Voices, Inc., Naperville, Illinois.
Becky Vance, Executive Director, Drug Free Business
Houston--A division of the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse,
Houston, Texas.
Cathey Brown, Rainbow Days, Inc., Dallas, Texas.
Lynda Adams, Alaskans For Drug Free Youth, Ketchikan,
Alaska.
June M. Milam, Former CEO DREAM, Inc., Madison,
Mississippi.
Joyce Tobias, Parents' Association to Neutralize Drug &
Alcohol Abuse (PANDAA), Annandale, Virginia.
Judy Cushing, President/C.E.O., Oregon Partnership,
Portland, Oregon.
Judy Arendsee, Rancho Sante Fe, California.
Stephanie Hayes, Former Board Chairman, Texans War on
Drugs, Alpine, Texas.

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