Statement by John P. Walters,
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Before the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee,
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources.
February 26, 2002
Conclusion
The Administration looks forward to working with this subcommittee and the entire Congress to implement the sensible, effective policies and programs articulated in this Strategy. What we are proposing will work. When concerned Americans push back on the drug problem, it recedes.
President Bush has said: "We must reduce drug use for one great moral reason: over time, drugs rob men, women, and children of their dignity and of their character. Illegal drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope. When we fight against drugs, we fight for the souls of our fellow Americans." With your help, and the help of millions of men, women, and children throughout our great nation and the world, we will prevail.
Last Updated: March 4, 2002
