[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13096]
[From the U.S. 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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