Political Quotes

“as an educator and as a parent of two daughters, I know firsthand that children learn most from their parents. Educating parents to teach children about the dangers of drugs has always been and continues to be the single most effective way of preventing children from using drugs. Nancy Reagan, as a mother and as a First Lady, became an active and vocal crusader to empower the parent. By 1991, with the help of involved parents leading the war against drugs, Mr. Chairman, drug use dropped by 50 percent. Since then, drug use has once again increased despite the many funds we continue to pour into fighting this battle. One of the problems is that we have failed to understand and take seriously the role of the parent as the leader in the drug war, and we have failed to identify the parent as the person in power. I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman), for taking the initiative in introducing legislation that will authorize funds and encourage States to get parents involved in our battle against drugs.”