Mark Souder: “Mr. Speaker, Red Ribbon Week is a national week celebrated at the end of October that honors the sacrifice made by DEA…”

“Mr. Speaker, Red Ribbon Week is a national week celebrated at the end of October that honors the sacrifice made by DEA Special Agent Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena. It brings together local communities all over America for anti-drug abuse education and other prevention efforts. I would like to thank all the Members who cosponsored this resolution, as well as Speaker Hastert, Chairman Joe Barton of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Chairman Nathan Deal of the Health Subcommittee, for their assistance in bringing this resolution to the floor this evening. I would also like to thank Congressman Elijah Cummings, the ranking Democrat on our Drug Policy Subcommittee; and Congressman Lee Terry of Nebraska for their consistent efforts in the anti-narcotics arena. As you have already heard, 21 years ago in March, 1985, Special Agent Enrique Camarena of the DEA was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by drug dealers in Mexico. Red Ribbon Week began as a local commemorative effort in Special Agent Camerena's hometown of Calexico, California, when Congressman Duncan Hunter and Camerena's high school friend, Henry Lozano, created Camarena Clubs to preserve the agent's legacy.”