[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H193-H194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




2006 NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                             UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, Committee on Government Reform, Committee on Homeland 
Security, Committee on International Relations, Committee on the 
Judiciary, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit the 2006 National Drug Control Strategy 
prepared by my Administration, consistent with the Office of National 
Drug Control Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1705).
  Four years ago, my Administration issued its first National Drug 
Control Strategy. That Strategy set out an ambitious, balanced plan to 
reduce drug use in our Nation. Since 2001, drug use by 8th, 10th, and 
12th graders has dropped by 19 percent, translating to nearly 700,000 
fewer young people using drugs.
  I appreciate the support the Congress has given for previous 
Strategies. I look forward to your continued support as we work 
together on this critical endeavor.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
  The White House, February 8, 2006.

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