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(McGroarty)
March 17, 1989
12:00 pm
Final II
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 22, 1989
I thank the students, parents, and teachers here at
Conestoga Valley, Harry Wirth, your principal, and Chad Weaver,
Student Body President, for this warm welcome. I especially want
to commend Congressman Bob Walker for his role in the passage of
the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, and for his efforts toward achieving a
drug-free workplace.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here."
The people of rural Pennsylvania know that's not true. In
the past two years, drug abuse in this area has escalated. The
good news is: you're fighting back. Your community is too
proud, your traditions here too deeply rooted, for an invader to
threaten your safety and well-being without a fight.
2
When drugs comes here to the Conestoga Valley, that's proof
the drug epidemic is a national problem. Lancaster is a strong
community. Lancaster is a strong community -- a place where
"small-town values" isn't a chiche: It's a way of life. You
know what matters: family, faith, being a good neighbor and
member of this community. The rising problem here simply shows
how vulnerable every American city and town is to the menace of
drug abuse. Recognizing this fact is the first step towards
finding a solution.
And Lancaster is on its way. This morning, you heard from
Thomas Hipple and Peter True -- two young men who for their own
reasons have made a commitment to help others understand the
lasting damage drugs can do, and prevent their peers from making
what can be a life-shattering choice.
What Thomas and Peter are doing takes tremendous courage and
commitment. I'm here to say that you're not alone in battling the
drug problem. You have partners -- in your community, in others
across America. And you have partners in the war on drugs in
Washington: right there on Pennsylvania Avenue. As I said in my
Inaugural Address, I am committed to ending the scourge of drugs.
Our task today is not just to deplore the drug problem, but
to take action against it. What the banners you've hung here
today say to me is that Conestoga Valley and the people of
Lancaster are ready to take action to stop the drug scourge.
3
One of the most powerful weapons in the war against drug
abuse is education.
Of course, there's another side to the drug problem that
I'll be speaking about later today, when I visit Wilmington,
Delaware on my way back to Washington. That's interdiction and
enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
California, DARE has caught on nationwide. This year, in 1200
communities in 45 states, three million children will
participate.
4
DARE is just one example of the kind of program that can
provide our children both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs. There is no one right answer when it
comes to battling drug abuse. Each community will find what
works best -- and we will all learn from each other.
Here in Lancaster, you have a program called High Risk Youth
in the elementary schools, and another called SCIP -- School
Community Intervention Program, in place in the high schools and
junior highs. They aim at identifying young people whose
circumstances and family situations make them most vulnerable to
the lure of drugs. Targeting these youth for special attention
is crucial, and with High Risk Youth and SCIP, you are doing
something to stop drug problems before they begin.
For my part, I'm committed to seeing that drug education
receives the funding it needs.
-- My budget for 1990 calls for a full $1.1 billion dollars
for drug prevention and anti-drug education activities -- up 16%
over 1989.
-- I've urged Congress to provide 392 million dollars for
the Drug Free Schools and Communities program, funds that go to
the states and institutions of higher education.
5
-- And I've nominated to serve as Director of my Office of
National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, to map strategy and
oversee the anti-drug campaign. I picked Bill for this job
because he's knowledgeable, he's tough, and he's determined --
but most importantly, he cares deeply about the children of this
country.
These initiatives are important, and they'll have an impact.
But there's a role for each of us in the war on drugs, and I hope
you'll join me in asking what you can do to help -- especially to
advance anti-drug education and awareness.
I'm told you can start tonight, by coming back here to
Conestoga Valley to see a drug awareness video. I hope the
turnout will be just as large as it is this morning.
We can all play a part in increasing awareness about the
ravages of drug dependency. We must get the message across that
drugs aren't a form of entertainment or a harmless means of
escape -- drugs are a poison, to users and to our communities.
But a widespread awareness of the dangers of drug abuse
depends on sending consistent signals -- on sending a clear
message that using drugs isn't fashionable, isn't fun, and above
all, isn't safe.
6
For too long our popular culture glorified drug use. I
think that's changing now -- and that's a real change for the
better. Consider the anti-drug abuse campaign on television.
Not long ago, I was told a story about a little girl, four
years old, who's getting the message. She got up from in front
of the TV to tell her parents something important.
"Drugs," she said, "fry your brain like an egg."
We've all seen the commercial that little girl was talking
about. Whether you're four or fourteen or forty, the message
gets across. Let's all carry that message.
And let's shed some of the perceptions about the drug
problem that are comforting, but are completely incorrect.
There's no room for saying, "drug abuse doesn't affect me." "
Think about the costs of drug abuse: the lost time, the waste,
the crime, the accidents that can be traced to the influence of
drugs Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
year. Countless thousands died. The fact is that none of us is
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's you and me send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
7
culture -- to the crime, death and degradation associated with
the drug trade.
To parents: your children know more than you realize about
drugs. Make it your business as a parent to know about drug
abuse yourself. Educate yourselves: don't hide from the reality
of drug abuse in our communities and hope for the best. Your
children depend on you to help them separate fact from fiction --
to help them make a choice, and stick with it, when it comes to
resisting drugs.
To our children, let's send the message that drugs are
dangerous. That you don't need drugs to feel good about yourself
-- or to win approval from others. That your parents, the people
in your schools and your community care.
But most of all, you must understand that the decision
against drugs is yours to make -- no one else's. When it's time
to draw the line against drugs, the final choice is yours.
As a community, we must work to make it as easy as possible
for our children to make the choice against drugs. We can do it
by creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
children can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
secure that no amount of peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
8
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
here in Lancaster, you're doing just that. Sure things have
changed. But most Americans want to see their towns restored to
a time when drugs came from the local M.D. A place of mothers
and fathers and children and grandparents and bicycles and
baseball and spelling bees. Where crack was something you jumped
over to avoid bad luck. With your hard work and commitment, that
day will come sooner.
My message to you today is: Don't do drugs. Keep fighting
back. Fight for your community, for your children. The war on
drugs will ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the
battles each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
communities free from drug abuse. We've learned a hard lesson --
unless we join together and fight, it can happen here. But if we
do work as a team and as a community, it won't.
Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Conestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and bring the drug
epidemic to an end.
Thank you.
(McGroarty)
March 17, 1989
12:00 pm
Final II
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 22, 1989
I thank the students, parents, and teachers here at
Conestoga Valley, Harry Wirth, your principal, and Chad Weaver,
Student Body President, for this warm welcome. I especially want
to commend Congressman Bob Walker for his role in the passage of
the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, and for his efforts toward achieving a
drug-free workplace.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here.
The people of rural Pennsylvania know that's not true. In
the past two years, drug abuse in this area has escalated. The
good news is: you're fighting back. Your community is too
proud, your traditions here too deeply rooted, for an invader to
threaten your safety and well-being without a fight.
When drugs comes here to the Conestoga Valley, that's proof
the drug epidemic is a national problem. Lancaster is a strong
community. Lancaster is a strong community -- a place where
"small-town values" isn't a chiche: It's a way of life. You
know what matters: family, faith, being a good neighbor and
member of this community. The rising problem here simply shows
how vulnerable every American city and town is to the menace of
drug abuse. Recognizing this fact is the first step towards
finding a solution.
And Lancaster is on its way. This morning, you heard from
Thomas Hipple and Peter True -- two young men who for their own
reasons have made a commitment to help others understand the
lasting damage drugs can do, and prevent their peers from making
what can be a life-shattering choice.
2
What Thomas and Peter are doing takes tremendous courage and
commitment. I'm here to say that you're not alone in battling the
drug problem. You have partners -- in your community, in others
across America. And you have partners in the war on drugs in
Washington: right there on Pennsylvania Avenue. As I said in my
Inaugural Address, I am committed to ending the scourge of drugs.
Our task today is not just to deplore the drug problem, but
to take action against it. What the banners you've hung here
today say to me is that Conestoga Valley and the people of
Lancaster are ready to take action to stop the drug scourge.
One of the most powerful weapons in the war against drug
abuse is education.
Of course, there's another side to the drug problem that
I'll be speaking about later today, when I visit Wilmington,
Delaware on my way back to Washington. That's interdiction and
enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
California, DARE has caught on nationwide. This year, in 1200
communities in 45 states, three million children will
participate.
DARE is just one example of the kind of program that can
provide our children both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs. There is no one right answer when it
comes to battling drug abuse. Each community will find what
works best -- and we will all learn from each other.
Here in Lancaster, you have a program called High Risk Youth
in the elementary schools, and another called SCIP -- School
Community Intervention Program, in place in the high schools and
junior highs. They aim at identifying young people whose
circumstances and family situations make them most vulnerable to
the lure of drugs. Targeting these youth for special attention
is crucial, and with High Risk Youth and SCIP, you are doing
something to stop drug problems before they begin.
3
For my part, I'm committed to seeing that drug education
receives the funding it needs.
-- My budget for 1990 calls for a full $1.1 billion dollars
for drug prevention and anti-drug education activities -- up 16%
over 1989.
-- I've urged Congress to provide 392 million dollars for
the Drug Free Schools and Communities program, funds that go to
the states and institutions of higher education.
-- And I've nominated to serve as Director of my Office of
National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, to map strategy and
oversee the anti-drug campaign. I picked Bill for this job
because he's knowledgeable, he's tough, and he's determined --
but most importantly, he cares deeply about the children of this
country.
These initiatives are important, and they'll have an impact.
But there's a role for each of us in the war on drugs, and I hope
you'll join me in asking what you can do to help -- especially to
advance anti-drug education and awareness.
I'm told you can start tonight, by coming back here to
Conestoga Valley to see a drug awareness video. I hope the
turnout will be just as large as it is this morning.
We can all play a part in increasing awareness about the
ravages of drug dependency. We must get the message across that
drugs aren't a form of entertainment or a harmless means of
escape -- drugs are a poison, to users and to our communities.
But a widespread awareness of the dangers of drug abuse
depends on sending consistent signals -- on sending a clear
message that using drugs isn't fashionable, isn't fun, and above
all, isn't safe.
For too long our popular culture glorified drug use. I
think that's changing now -- and that's a real change for the
better. Consider the anti-drug abuse campaign on television.
Not long ago, I was told a story about a little girl, four
years old, who's getting the message. She got up from in front
of the TV to tell her parents something important.
"Drugs," she said, "fry your brain like an egg."
We've all seen the commercial that little girl was talking
about. Whether you're four or fourteen or forty, the message
gets across. Let's all carry that message.
And let's shed some of the perceptions about the drug
problem that are comforting, but are completely incorrect.
4
There's no room for saying, "drug abuse doesn't affect me."
Think about the costs of drug abuse: the lost time, the waste,
the crime, the accidents that can be traced to the influence of
drugs
Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
year. Countless thousands died. The fact is that none of us is
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's you and me send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
culture -- to the crime, death and degradation associated with
the drug trade.
To parents: your children know more than you realize about
drugs. Make it your business as a parent to know about drug
abuse yourself. Educate yourselves: don't hide from the reality
of drug abuse in our communities and hope for the best. Your
children depend on you to help them separate fact from fiction --
to help them make a choice, and stick with it, when it comes to
resisting drugs.
To our children, let's send the message that drugs are
dangerous. That you don't need drugs to feel good about yourself
-- or to win approval from others. That your parents, the people
in your schools and your community care.
But most of all, you must understand that the decision
against drugs is yours to make -- no one else's. When it's time
to draw the line against drugs, the final choice is yours.
As a community, we must work to make it as easy as possible
for our children to make the choice against drugs. We can do it
by creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
children can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
secure that no amount of peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
here in Lancaster, you're doing just that. Sure things have
changed. But most Americans want to see their towns restored to
a time when drugs came from the local M.D. A place of mothers
and fathers and children and grandparents and bicycles and
baseball and spelling bees. Where crack was something you jumped
over to avoid bad luck. With your hard work and commitment, that
day will come sooner.
My message to you today is: Don't do drugs. Keep fighting
back. Fight for your community, for your children. The war on
drugs will ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the
battles each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
communities free from drug abuse. We've learned a hard lesson --
unless we join together and fight, it can happen here. But if we
do work as a team and as a community, it won't.
5
Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Conestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and bring the drug
epidemic to an end.
Thank you.
Christina -
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
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Anti-Drug Act of 1988, and for his efforts toward achieving a
drug-free workplace.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here."
The people of rural Pennsylvania know that's not true. In
the past two years, drug abuse in this area has escalated. The
good news is: you're fighting back. Your community is too
proud, your traditions here too deeply rooted, for an invader to
threaten your safety and well-being without a fight.
When drugs comes here to the Conestoga Valley, that's proof
the drug epidemic is a national problem. Lancaster is a strong
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enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
California, DARE has caught on nationwide. This year, in 1200
communities in 45 states, three million children will
participate.
DARE is just one example of the kind of program that can
provide our children both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs. There is no one right answer when it
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Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
year. Countless thousands died. The fact is that none of us is
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's you and me send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
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by creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
children can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
secure that no amount :: peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
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8
a time when drugs came from the local M.D. A place of mothers
and fathers and children and grandparents and bicycles and
baseball and spelling bees. Where crack was something you jumped
over to avoid bad luck. With your hard work and commitment, that
day will come sooner.
My message to you today is: Don't do drugs. Keep fighting
back. Fight for your community, for your children. The war on
drugs will ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the
battles each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
communities free from drug abuse. We've learned a hard lesson --
unless we join together and fight, it can happen here. But if we
do work as a team and as a community, it won't.
Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Conestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and bring the drug
epidemic to an end.
Thank you.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 7, 1989
I THANK THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS HERE AT
CONESTOGA VALLEY, HARRY WIRTH, YOUR PRINCIPAL, AND CHAD
WEAVER, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT, FOR THIS WARM WELCOME. I
ESPECIALLY WANT TO COMMEND CONGRESSMAN BoB WALKER FOR HIS
ROLE IN THE PASSAGEATHE of ANTI-DRUG Act OF 1988, AND FOR HIS
EFFORTS TOWARD ACHIEVING A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE.
2
WE OFTEN THINK OF DRUG ABUSE AS AN URBAN, INNER-CITY
PHENOMENON. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS THINK OF THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES, AND SAY, "IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE."
THE PEOPLE OF RURAL PENNSYLVANIA KNOW THAT'S NOT
TRUE. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, DRUG ABUSE IN THIS AREA HAS
ESCALATED. THE GOOD NEWS IS: YOU'RE FIGHTING BACK. YOUR
COMMUNITY IS TOO PROUD, YOUR TRADITIONS HERE TOO DEEPLY
ROOTED, FOR AN INVADER TO THREATEN YOUR SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING WITHOUT A FIGHT.
3
WHEN DRUGS COME HERE TO THE CONESTOGA VALLEY, THAT'S
PROOF THE DRUG EPIDEMIC IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM. LANCASTER
IS A STRONG COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT A SPECIAL CASE -- IT
SIMPLY SHOWS HOW VULNERABLE EVERY AMERICAN CITY AND TOWN
IS TO THE MENACE OF DRUG ABUSE. RECOGNIZING THIS FACT IS
THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS FINDING A SOLUTION.
AND LANCASTER IS ON ITS WAY. THIS MORNING, YOU HEARD
FROM THOMAS HIPPLE AND PETER TRUE -- TWO YOUNG MEN WHO FOR
THEIR OWN REASONS HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO HELP OTHERS
UNDERSTAND THE LASTING DAMAGE DRUGS CAN DO,
4
AND PREVENT THEIR PEERS FROM MAKING WHAT CAN BE A
LIFE-SHATTERING CHOICE.
WHAT THOMAS AND PETER ARE DOING TAKES TREMENDOUS
COURAGE AND COMMITMENT. I'M HERE TO SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT
ALONE IN BATTLING THE DRUG PROBLEM. You HAVE PARTNERS --
IN YOUR COMMUNITY, IN OTHERS ACROSS AMERICA. AND YOU HAVE
PARTNERS IN THE WAR ON DRUGS IN WASHINGTON: RIGHT THERE
ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. As I SAID IN MY INAUGURAL
ADDRESS, I AM COMMITTED TO ENDING THE SCOURGE OF DRUGS.
5
OUR TASK TODAY IS NOT-JUST TO DEPLORE THE DRUG
PROBLEM, BUT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST IT. WHAT THE BANNERS
YOU'VE HUNG HERE TODAY SAY TO ME IS THAT CONESTOGA VALLEY
AND THE PEOPLE OF LANCASTER ARE READY TO TAKE ACTION TO
STOP THE DRUG SCOURGE.
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN THE WAR AGAINST
DRUG ABUSE IS EDUCATION.
OF COURSE, THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE TO THE DRUG PROBLEM
THAT I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT LATER TODAY, WHEN I VISIT
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE ON MY WAY BACK TO WASHINGTON.
6
THAT'S INTERDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT -- OUR EFFORT TO STOP
THE SUPPLY OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, AND SHUT DOWN THE DRUG TRADE.
BUT THIS MORNING, I WANT TO FOCUS ON MEANS OF PREVENTION
-- ON DRYING UP DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS.
ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAN HELP PROVIDE
OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS BOTH THE REASONS AND THE
WILL-POWER TO RESIST THE LURE OF DRUGS.
THAT'S THE AIM OF AN ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAM
CALLED DARE -- DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION -- THAT'S
HELPING, AS THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH DARE LIKE TO SAY,
7
"DRUG-PROOF" OUR CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM WAS PIONEERED BY
THE Los ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE LA PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM. DARE SENDS POLICEMEN INTO THE CLASSROOM, TO WORK
WITH KIDS, BUILD THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, TEACH THEM THAT THEY
CAN REFUSE WHEN THEY ARE PRESSURED TO TRY DRUGS. AND THE
DARE PROGRAM IS TEACHING YOUNGSTERS SOMETHING ELSE: THAT
THE POLICE AND THEIR SCHOOLS ARE UNITED IN A COMMON EFFORT
TO STOP DRUG ABUSE. IN THE SIX YEARS SINCE THE PROGRAM
BEGAN IN CALIFORNIA, DARE HAS CAUGHT ON NATIONWIDE. THIS
YEAR, IN 1200 COMMUNITIES IN 45 STATES,
8
THREE MILLION CHILDREN WILL PARTICIPATE.
DARE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF PROGRAM THAT
CAN PROVIDE OUR CHILDREN BOTH THE REASONS AND THE
WILL-POWER TO RESIST THE LURE OF DRUGS. THERE IS NO ONE
RIGHT ANSWER WHEN IT COMES TO BATTLING DRUG ABUSE. EACH
COMMUNITY WILL FIND WHAT WORKS BEST -- AND WE WILL ALL
LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
HERE IN LANCASTER, YOU HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED HIGH
RISK YOUTH IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND ANOTHER CALLED
SCIP -- SCHOOL COMMUNITY INTERVENTION PROGRAM,
9
IN PLACE IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR HIGHS. THEY AIM
AT IDENTIFYING YOUNG PEOPLE WHOSE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FAMILY
SITUATIONS MAKE THEM MOST VULNERABLE TO THE LURE OF DRUGS.
TARGETING THESE YOUTH FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CRUCIAL,
AND WITH HIGH RISK YOUTH AND SCIP, YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING
TO STOP DRUG PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BEGIN.
FOR MY PART, I'M COMMITTED TO SEEING THAT DRUG
EDUCATION RECEIVES THE FUNDING IT NEEDS.
10
-- MY BUDGET FOR 1990 CALLS FOR A FULL $1.1 BILLION
DOLLARS FOR DRUG PREVENTION AND ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION
ACTIVITIES -- UP 16% OVER 1989.
-- I'VE URGED CONGRESS TO PROVIDE 392 MILLION DOLLARS
FOR THE DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAM, FUNDS
THAT GO TO THE STATES AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION.
-- AND I'VE NOMINATED TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF MY
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, BILL BENNETT, TO
MAP STRATEGY AND OVERSEE THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN.
11
I PICKED BILL FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE HE'S KNOWLEDGEABLE,
HE'S TOUGH, AND HE'S DETERMINED -- BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,
HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF THIS COUNTRY.
THESE INITIATIVES ARE IMPORTANT, AND THEY'LL HAVE AN
IMPACT. BUT THERE'S A ROLE FOR EACH OF US IN THE WAR ON
DRUGS, AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME IN ASKING WHAT YOU CAN DO
TO HELP -- ESPECIALLY TO ADVANCE ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS.
I'M TOLD YOU CAN START TONIGHT, BY COMING BACK HERE
TO CONESTOGA VALLEY TO SEE A DRUG AWARENESS VIDEO.
12
I HOPE THE TURNOUT WILL BE JUST AS LARGE AS IT IS THIS
MORNING.
WE CAN ALL PLAY A PART IN INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT
THE RAVAGES OF DRUG DEPENDENCY. WE MUST GET THE MESSAGE
ACROSS THAT DRUGS AREN'T A FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT OR A
HARMLESS MEANS OF ESCAPE -- DRUGS ARE A POISON, TO USERS
AND TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
BUT A WIDESPREAD AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG
ABUSE DEPENDS ON SENDING CONSISTENT SIGNALS --
13
ON SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT USING DRUGS ISN'T
FASHIONABLE, ISN'T FUN, AND ABOVE ALL, ISN'T SAFE.
FOR TOO LONG OUR POPULAR CULTURE GLORIFIED DRUG USE.
I THINK THAT'S CHANGING NOW -- AND THAT'S A REAL CHANGE
FOR THE BETTER. CONSIDER THE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE CAMPAIGN ON
TELEVISION.
NOT LONG AGO, I WAS TOLD A STORY ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL,
FOUR YEARS OLD, WHO'S GETTING THE MESSAGE. SHE GOT UP
FROM IN FRONT OF THE TV TO TELL HER PARENTS SOMETHING
IMPORTANT.
14
"DRUGS," SHE SAID, "FRY YOUR BRAIN LIKE AN EGG."
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE COMMERCIAL THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS
TALKING ABOUT. WHETHER YOU'RE FOUR OR FOURTEEN OR FORTY,
THE MESSAGE GETS ACROSS. LET'S ALL CARRY THAT MESSAGE.
AND LET'S SHED SOME OF THE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE DRUG
PROBLEM THAT ARE COMFORTING, BUT ARE COMPLETELY INCORRECT.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR SAYING, "DRUG ABUSE DOESN'T
AFFECT ME." THINK ABOUT THE COSTS OF DRUG ABUSE: THE
LOST TIME, THE WASTE, THE CRIME, THE ACCIDENTS THAT CAN BE
TRACED TO THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS..
15
TWENTY THREE MILLION AMERICANS USED ILLEGAL DRUGS LAST
YEAR. COUNTLESS THOUSANDS DIED. THE FACT IS THAT NONE OF
US IS IMMUNE TO THE PROBLEMS DRUG ABUSE CAN CAUSE.
TOGETHER, LET'S YOU AND ME SEND A MESSAGE ON DRUG
ABUSE:
To THE SO-CALLED "CASUAL" USER: FACE UP TO THE FACT THAT
YOUR SO-CALLED "RECREATIONAL" DRUG USE CONTRIBUTES TO THE
DRUG CULTURE -- TO THE CRIME, DEATH AND DEGRADATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRUG TRADE.
16
To PARENTS: YOUR CHILDREN KNOW MORE THAN YOU REALIZE
ABOUT DRUGS. MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS AS A PARENT TO KNOW
ABOUT DRUG ABUSE YOURSELF. EDUCATE YOURSELVES: DON'T
HIDE FROM THE REALITY OF DRUG ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND
HOPE FOR THE BEST. YOUR CHILDREN DEPEND ON YOU TO HELP
THEM SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION -- TO HELP THEM MAKE A
CHOICE, AND STICK WITH IT, WHEN IT COMES TO RESISTING
DRUGS.
To OUR CHILDREN, LET'S SEND THE MESSAGE THAT DRUGS
ARE DANGEROUS.
17
THAT YOU DON'T NEED DRUGS TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF --
OR TO WIN APPROVAL FROM OTHERS. THAT YOUR PARENTS, THE
PEOPLE IN YOUR SCHOOLS AND YOUR COMMUNITY CARE.
BUT MOST OF ALL, YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE
DECISION AGAINST DRUGS IS YOURS TO MAKE -- NO ONE ELSE'S.
WHEN IT'S TIME TO DRAW THE LINE AGAINST DRUGS, THE FINAL
CHOICE IS YOURS.
As A COMMUNITY, WE MUST WORK TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS
POSSIBLE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO MAKE THE CHOICE AGAINST
DRUGS.
18
WE CAN DO IT BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT -- A SAFE,
SECURE SPACE -- WHERE OUR CHILDREN CAN ACQUIRE A SENSE OF
SELF AND SELF-CONFIDENCE so SECURE THAT NO AMOUNT OF PEER
GROUP PRESSURE CAN PUSH THEM INTO TAKING DRUGS.
IN MANY HOMES ACROSS AMERICA, IN MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES, HERE IN LANCASTER, YOU'RE DOING JUST THAT.
SURE THINGS HAVE CHANGED. BUT MOST AMERICANS WANT TO SEE
THEIR TOWNS RESTORED TO A TIME WHEN DRUGS CAME FROM THE
LOCAL M.D. A PLACE OF MOTHERS AND FATHERS AND CHILDREN AND
GRANDPARENTS AND BICYCLES AND BASEBALL AND SPELLING BEES.
19
WHERE CRACK WAS SOMETHING YOU JUMPED OVER TO AVOID BAD
LUCK. WITH YOUR HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT, THAT DAY WILL
COME SOONER.
MY MESSAGE TO YOU TODAY IS: DON'T DO DRUGS. KEEP
FIGHTING BACK. FIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, FOR YOUR
CHILDREN. THE WAR ON DRUGS WILL ULTIMATELY BE WON ONE DAY,
ONE BATTLE AT A TIME --THE BATTLES EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
US WAGE TO KEEP OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FREE FROM
DRUG ABUSE. WE'VE LEARNED A HARD LESSON -- UNLESS WE JOIN
TOGETHER AND FIGHT, IT CAN HAPPEN HERE.
20
BUT IF WE DO WORK AS A TEAM AND AS A COMMUNITY, IT WON'T.
LET THESE BANNERS BE A BATTLE CRY -- THAT IN
CONESTOGA VALLEY, IN LANCASTER, AND IN COMMUNITIES LIKE
YOURS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, WE WILL JOIN TOGETHER, TURN
THE TIDE, AND BRING THE DRUG EPIDEMIC TO AN END.
THANK YOU.
(McGroarty) MARTIN)
March 6, 1989
11:30 pm
Final
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 7, 1989
I thank the students, parents, and teachers here at
Conestoga Valley and Harry Wirth, your principal, and Chad
Weaver, Student Body President, for this warm welcome. I
especially want to commend Congressman Bob Walker for his role in
the passage the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, and for his efforts toward
achieving a drug-free workplace.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here."
The people of rural Pennsylvania know that's not true. In
in this area
the past two years, drug abuse has escalated. The good news is:
you're fighting back. Your community is too proud, your
traditions here too deeply rooted, for an invader to threaten
your safety and well-being without a fight.
2
When drugs comes here to the Conestoga Valley, that's proof
the drug epidemic is a national problem. Lancaster is a strong
It's not a special case
community.
It simply shows how vulnerable every American city
and town is to the menace of drug abuse. Recognizing this fact
is the first step towards finding a solution.
And Lancaster is on its way. This morning, you heard from
Thomas Hipple and Peter True -- two young men who for their own
reasons have made a commitment to help others understand the
lasting damage drugs can do, and prevent their peers from making
what can be a life-shattering choice. What Thomas and Peter are
doing takes tremendous courage and commitment. I'm here to say
that you're not alone in battling the drug problem. You have
partners -- in your community, in others across America. And you
have partners in the war on drugs in Washington: right there on
Pennsylvania Avenue As I said in my Inaugural Address, I am
committed to ending the scourge of drugs.
Our task today is not just to deplore the drug problem, but
to take action against it. What the banners you've hung here
today say to me is that Conestoga Valley and the people of
Lancaster are ready to take action to stop the drug scourge.
One of the most powerful weapons in the war against drug
abuse is education.
of course, there's another side to the drug problem that
3
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
California, DARE has caught on nationwide. This year, in 1200
communities in 45 states, three million children will
participate.
DARE is just one example of the kind of program that can
provide our children both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs. There is no one right answer when it
comes to battling drug abuse. Each community will find what
works best -- and we will all learn from each other.
Here in Lancaster, you have a program called High Risk Youth
in the elementary schools, and another called SCIP -- School
Community Intervention Program, in place in the high schools and
4
junior highs. They aim at identifying young people whose
circumstances and family situations make them most vulnerable to
the lure of drugs. Targeting these youth for special attention
is crucial, and with High Risk Youth and SCIP, you are doing
something to stop drug problems before they begin.
For my part, I'm committed to seeing that drug education
receives the funding it needs.
-- My budget for 1990 calls for a full $1.1 billion dollars
for drug prevention and anti-drug education activities -- up 16%
over 1989.
-- I've urged Congress to provide 392 million dollars for
the Drug Free Schools and Communities program, funds that go to
the states and institutions of higher education.
-- And I've nominated to serve as Director of my Office of
National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, to map strategy and
oversee the anti-drug campaign. I picked Bill for this job
and
because he's knowledgeable, he's tough, 'A he's determined but most
importantly, he cares deeply about the children of this country.
These initiatives are important, and they'll have an impact.
But there's a role for each of us in the war on drugs, and I hope
you'll join me in asking what you can do to help -- especially to
advance anti-drug education and awareness.
5
I'm told you can start tonight, by coming back here to
Conestoga Valley to see a drug awareness video. I hope the
turnout will be just as large as it is this morning.
We can all play a part in increasing awareness about the
ravages of drug dependency. We must get the message across that
drugs aren't a form of entertainment or a harmless means of
escape -- drugs are a poison, to users and to our communities.
But a widespread awareness of the dangers of drug abuse
depends on sending consistent signals -- on sending a clear
message that using drugs isn't fashionable, isn't fun, and above
all, isn't safe.
For too long our popular culture glorified drug use. I
think that's changing now -- and that's a real change for the
better. Consider the anti-drug abuse campaign on television.
Not long ago, I was told a story about a little girl, four
years old, who's getting the message. She got up from in front
of the TV to tell her parents something important.
"Drugs," she said, "fry your brain like an egg."
We've all seen the commercial that little girl was talking
about. Whether you're four or fourteen or forty, the message
gets across. Let's all carry that message.
6
And let's shed some of the perceptions about the drug
problem that are comforting, but are completely incorrect.
There's no room for saying, "drug abuse doesn't affect me." "
Think about the costs of drug abuse: the lost time, the waste,
the crime, the accidents that can be traced to the influence of
drugs
Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
year. Countless thousands died. The fact is that none of us is
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's you and me send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
culture -- to the crime, death and degradation associated with
the drug trade.
To parents: your children know more than you realize about
drugs. Make it your business as a parent to know about drug
abuse yourself. Educate yourselves: don't hide from the reality
of drug abuse in our communities and hope for the best. Your
children depend on you to help them separate fact from fiction --
to help them make a choice, and stick with it, when it comes to
resisting drugs.
To our children, let's send the message that drugs are
dangerous. That you don't need drugs to feel good about yourself
7
-- or to win approval from others. That your parents, the people
in your schools and your community care.
But most of all, you must understand that the decision
against drugs is yours to make -- no one else's. When it's time
to draw the line against drugs, the final choice is yours.
As a community, we must work to make it as easy as possible
for our children to make the choice against drugs. We can do it
by creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
children can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
secure that no amount of peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
here in Lancaster, you're doing just that. Sure things have
changed. But most Americans want to see their towns restored to
a time when drugs came from the local M.D. A place of mothers
and fathers and children and grandparents and bicycles and
baseball and spelling bees. Where crack was something you jumped
over to avoid bad luck. With your hard work and commitment, that
day will come sooner.
My message to you today is: Don't do drugs. Keep fighting
back. Fight for your community, for your children. The war on
drugs will ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the
battles each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
I'll be speaking about later today, when I visit Wilmington,
Delaware on my way back to Washington. That's interdiction and
enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
8
communities free from drug abuse. We've learned a hard lesson --
unless we join together and fight, it can happen here. But if we
do work as a team and as a community, it won't.
Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Conestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and bring the drug
epidemic to an end.
Thank you.
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(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
7:45pm
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 7, 1989
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I especially want to command Bob Walker for his role in
the passage the Anti-Drug Act of 1983, and for his efforts toward
achieving a drug-free workplace.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here."
The people of rural Pennsylvania know that's not true. In
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fight.
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When the drug epidemic comes here to the Conestoga Valley,
that's proof the drug epidemic is a national problem.
Recognizing this fact is the first step towards finding a
solution.
I'm also here to say that you're not alone in battling the
drug problem. You have partners -- in your community, in others
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One of the most powerful weapons in the war against drug
abuse is education.
Of course, there's another side to the drug problem that
I'll be speaking about later today, when I visit Wilmington,
Delaware on my way back to Washington. That's interdiction and
enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
3
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
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The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
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junior highs. They aim at identifying young people whose
circumstances and family situations make them most vulnerable to
the lure of drugs. Targeting these youth for special attention
is crucial, and with High-Risk Youth and SCIP, you are doing
something to stop drug problems before they begin.
For my part, I'm committed to seeing that drug education
receives the funding it needs.
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National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, to map strategy and
oversee the anti-drug campaign. I picked Bill for this job
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he cares deeply about the children of this country.
These initiatives are important, and they'll have an impact.
But there's a role for each of us in the war on drugs, and I hope
you'll join me in asking what you can do to help -- especially to
advance anti-drug education and awareness.
5
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I'm told you can start tonight, by coming back here to
Conestoga Valley to see a drug awareness video. I hope the
turnout will be just as large as it is this morning.
We can all play a part in increasing awareness about the
ravages of drug dependency. We must get the message across that
drugs aren't a form of entertainment or a harmless means of
escape -- drugs are a poison, to users and to our communities.
But a widespread awareness of the dangers of drug abuse
depends on sending consistent signals -- on sending a clear
message that using drugs isn't fashionable, isn't fun, and above
all, isn't safe.
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For too long our popular culture glorified drug use. I
think that's changing now -- and that's a real change for the
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Not long ago, I was told a story about a little girl, four
years old, who's getting the message. She got up from in front
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We've all seen the commercial that little girl was talking
about. Whether you're four or fourteen or forty, the message
gets across. Let's all carry that message.
6
And let's shed some of the perceptions about the drug
problem that are comforting, but are completely incorrect.
There's no room for saying, "drug abuse doesn't affect me." If
Think about the costs of drug abuse: the lost time, the waste,
the crime, the accidents that can be traced to the influence of
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Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
year. Countless thousands died. The fact is that none of us is
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's you and me send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
culture -- to the crime, death and degradation associated with
the drug trade.
To parents: your children know more than you realize about
drugs. Make it your business as a parent to know about drug
abuse yourself. Educate yourselves: don't hide from the reality
of drug abuse in our communities and hope for the best. Your
children depend on you to help them separate fact from fiction --
to help them make a choice, and stick with it, when it comes to
resisting drugs.
To our children, let's send the message that drugs are
dangerous. That you don't need drugs to feel good about yourself
7
-- or to win approval from others. That your parents, the people
in your schools and your community care.
But most of all, you must understand that the decision
against drugs is yours to make -- no one else's. When it's time
to draw the line against drugs, the final choice is yours.
As a community, we must work to make it as easy as possible
for our children to make the choice against drugs. We can do it
by creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
children can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
secure that no amount of peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
here in Lancaster, you're doing just that. Sure things have
changed. But most Americans want to see their towns restored to
a time when drugs came from the local M.D. A place of mothers
and fathers and children and grandparents and bicycles and
baseball and spelling bees. Where crack was something you jumped
over to avoid bad luck. With your hard work and commitment, that
day will come sooner.
My message to you today is: Don't do drugs. Keep fighting
back. Fight for your community, for your children. The war on
drugs will ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the
battles each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
8
communities free from drug abuse. We've learned a hard lesson --
unless we join together and fight, it can happen here. But if we
do work as a team and as a community, it won't.
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Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Conestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and bring the drug
epidemic to an end.
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ST.B.PRES.
(McGroarty)
March 3, 1989
7:45pm
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 7, 1989
Double check on who is coming! (+ audwre)
(Acknow) edgments, Lancaster dignitaries Congressman Bob
Walker, Mr. Harry Wirth, principal.) I thank the students,
chad lieaver Student Cale, Pasiant
HARRY with, your PRINCIPAL,
parents, and teachers here at Conestoga Valley for this warm
Terative on to CONGRESSMAN not in allerduce
welcome. I especially want to command Bob Walker for his role in
8
the passage the Anti-Drug Act of 1983, and for his efforts toward
achieving a drug-free workplace.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here."
in your community
David
The people of rural Pennsylvania know that's not true. In
NATI AM has escalated
bene
the past two years the drug epidemic has come here to your
abuse
community
The good news is: you're fighting back. Your
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community is too proud, your traditions here too deeply rooted,
for an invader to threaten your safety and well-being without a
fight. KANCASTER is A RONG community
Begin with:
Thank you, Chad [WEAVER, STUDENT
BeDy PRESIDENT].
LANCASTER is A STRONG COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT A
SPECIAL CASE IT SIMPLY SHOWS olow ULUNERABLE
EVERY AMERICAN 2 community CITY t TOWN his TO
THE DRUG MENACE of DRUG ABUSE.
When the drug epidemic comes here to the Conestoga Valley,
that's proof the drug epidemic is a national problem.
*
Recognizing this fact is the first step towards finding a
solution. AAND, LANCASTER is ON ITS WAY. THIS MORNING, you HEARD
FROM THOMAS HIPPLE AND PETER TRUE TWO YOUNG MEN.
I'm also here to say that you're not alone in battling the
drug problem. You have partners -- in your community, in others
DANE program
across America. And you have partners in the war on drugs in
Drug c2ar
Washington: right there on Pennsylvania Avenue . As I said in
my Inaugural Address, I am committed to ending the scourge of
drugs.
tordon duance James PA
Our task today is not just to deplore the drug problem, but
to take action against it. What the banners you've hung here
today say to me is that Conestoga Valley and the people of
Lancaster are ready to take action to stop the drug scourge.
One of the most powerful weapons in the war against drug
abuse is education.
Of course, there's another side to the drug problem that
I'll be speaking about later today, when I visit Wilmington,
Delaware on my way back to Washington. That's interdiction and
enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
WHO FOR THEIR OWN REASONS HAVE
A
MADE THE COMMITMENT TO HELP OTHERS
UNDERSTAND THE LASTING DAMAGE BRaBS
CAN 00, AND PREVENT THEIR PEERS FROM
MAKING ACHOICE WHAT CAN BE A LIFE- SHATTERING CHOICE.
WHAT THOMAS AND PETER ARE DOING
TAKES TREMENDOUS COURAGE of COMMITMENT.
3
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
NYT
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
Promp of
The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
California, DARE has caught on nationwide. This year, in 1200
communities in 45 states, three million children will
participate.
DARE is just one example of the kind of program that can
11100
provide our children both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs. There is no one right answer when it
comes to battling drug abuse. Each community will find what
works best --- and we will all learn from each other.
David
Here in Lancaster, you have a program called EighARisk Youth
David Below)
in the elementary schools, and another called SCIP -- School
Community Intervention Program, in place in the hich schools and
4
junior highs. They aim at identifying young people whose
circumstances and family situations make them most vulnerable to
the lure of drugs. Targeting these youth for special attention
is crucial, and with High*Risk-Youth and SCIP, you are doing
something to stop drug problems before they begin.
For my part, I'm committed to seeing that drug education
receives the funding it needs.
Building
My budget for 1990 calls for a full $1.1 billion dollars
for drug prevention and anti-drug education activities -- up 16%
over 1989.
call Dawaysins
I've urged Congress to provide 392 million dollars for
the Drug Free Schools and Communities program, funds that go to
the states and institutions of higher education.
Americed
-- And I've nominated to serve as Director of my Office of
National Drug Control Policy, Bill Bennett, to map strategy and
oversee the anti-drug campaign. I picked Bill for this job
because he's knowledgeable, he's determined but most importantly,
he cares deeply about the children of this country.
These initiatives are important, and they'll have an impact.
But there's a role for each of us in the war on drugs, and I hope
you'll join me in asking what you can do to help -- especially to
advance anti-drug education and awareness.
5
Dacid
cioder
I'm told you can start tonight, by coming back here to
Conestoga Valley to see a drug awareness video. I hope the
turnout will be just as large as it is this morning.
We can all play a part in increasing awareness about the
ravages of drug dependency. We must get the message across that
drugs aren't a form of entertainment or a harmless means of
escape -- drugs are a poison, to users and to our communities.
But a widespread awareness of the dangers of drug abuse
depends on sending consistent signals -- on sending a clear
message that using drugs isn't fashionable, isn't fun, and above
all, isn't safe.
movies
qualiard
Bright Bightery
For too long our popular culture glorified drug use. I
think that's changing now -- and that's a real change for the
better. Consider the anti-drug abuse campaign on television.
Not long ago, I was told a story about a little girl, four
years old, who's getting the message. She got up from in front
of the TV to tell her parents something important.
B
"Drugs," she said, "fry your brain like an egg. "
We've all seen the commercial that little girl was talking
about. Whether you're four or fourteen or forty, the message
gets across. Let's all carry that message.
6
And let's shed some of the perceptions about the drug
problem that are comforting, but are completely incorrect.
There's no room for saying, "drug abuse doesn't affect me."
Think about the costs of drug abuse: the lost time, the waste,
the crime, the accidents that can be traced to the influence cf
Joint
Crass
drugs
Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
year. Countless thousands died. The fact is that none of us is
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's you and me send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
culture -- to the crime, death and degradation associated with
the drug trade.
To parents: your children know more than you realize abcut
drugs. Make it your business as a parent to know about drug
abuse yourself. Educate yourselves: don't hide from the reality
of drug abuse in our communities and hope for the best. Your
children depend on you to help then separate fact from fiction --
to help them make a choice, and stick with it, when it comes =
resisting drugs.
To our children, let's send the message that drugs are
dangerous. That you don't need drugs to feel good about yourself
7
- or to win approval from others. That your parents, the people
= your schools and your community care.
But most of all, you must understand that the decision
mainst drugs is yours to make -- no one else's. When it's time
= draw the line against drugs, the final choice is yours.
As a community, we must work to make it as easy as possible
= our children to make the choice against drugs. We can do it
creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
=ildren can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
scure that no amount of peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
are in Lancaster, you're doing just that. Sure things have
manged. But most Americans want to see their towns restored to
time when drugs came from the local M.D. A place of mothers
in fathers and children and grandparents and bicycles and
aseball and spelling bees. Where crack was something you jumped
ver to avoid bad luck. With your hard work and commitment, that
=? will come sooner.
My message to you today is: Don't do drugs. Keep fighting
ack. Fight for your community, for your children. The war on
rugs will ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the
attles each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
8
communities free from drug abuse. We've learned a hard lesson --
unless we join together and fight, it can happen here. But if we
do work as a team and as a community, it won't.
Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Inestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and tring the drug
epidemic to an end.
Thank you.
(McGroarty)
March 2, 1989
4: 00pm
danl
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: CONESTOGA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
MARCH 7, 1989
{Acknowledgments, Lancaster dignitaries, Mr. Harry Wirth,
principal.) I thank the students, parents, and teachers here at
Conestoga Valley for this warm welcome.
We often think of drug abuse as an urban, inner-city
phenomenon. Millions of Americans think of their own
communities, and say, "it can't happen here."
The people of Lancaster know that's not true. In the past
two years, the drug epidemic has come here, to your community.
The good news is: you're fighting back. Your community is too
proud, your traditions here too deeply rooted, to watch an
invader threaten your safety and well-being.
I'm here to say that you're not alone: the drug epidemic is
a national problem. Recognizing this fact is the first step
towards finding a solution.
2
I'm also here to say that you're not alone in battling the
drug problem. You have partners -- in your community, in others
across America. And you have partners in the war on drugs in
Washington.
Our task today is not just to deplore the drug problem, but
to take action against it. What the banners you've hung here
today say to me is that Conestoga Valley and the people of
Lancaster are ready to take action to stop the drug scourge.
One of the most powerful weapons in the war against drug
abuse is education.
Of course, there's another side to the drug problem that
I'll be speaking about later today, when I visit Wilmington,
Delaware on my way back to Washington. That's interdiction and
enforcement -- our effort to stop the supply of illegal drugs,
and shut down the drug trade. But this morning, I want to focus
on means of prevention -- on drying up demand for illegal drugs.
Anti-drug education and awareness can help provide our
children and young adults both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs.
That's the aim of an anti-drug education program called DARE
-- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- that's helping, as the
people involved with DARE like to say, "drug-proof" our children.
3
The program was pioneered by the Los Angeles Police Department
and the LA public school system. DARE sends policemen into the
classroom, to work with kids, build their self-esteem, teach them
that they can refuse when they are pressured to try drugs. And
the DARE program is teaching youngsters something else: that the
police and their schools are united in a common effort to stop
drug abuse. In the six years since the program began in
California, DARE has caught on nationwide. This year, in 1200
communities in 45 states, three million children will
participate.
DARE is just one example of the kind of program that can
provide our children both the reasons and the will-power to
resist the lure of drugs. There is no one right answer when it
comes to battling drug abuse. Each community will find what
works best -- and we will all learn from each other.
Here in Lancaster, you have a program called High-Risk Youth
in the elementary schools, and another called SCIP -- School
Community Intervention Program, in place in the high schools and
junior highs. They aim at identifying young people whose
circumstances and family situations make them most vulnerable to.
the lure of drugs. Targeting these children for special
attention is crucial, and with High-Risk Youth and SCIP, you are
doing something to stop drug problems before they begin.
4
For my part, I'm committed to seeing that drug education
recieves the funding it needs.
-- My budget for 1990 calls for a full $1.1 billion dollars
for drug prevention and anti-drug education activities -- up 16%
over 1989.
-- I've urged Congress to provide 367 million dollars for
the Drug Free Schools and Communities program, funds that go to
the states and institutions of higher education.
-- And I've nominated a Drug Policy Director, Bill Bennett,
to map strategy and oversee the anti-drug campaign.
These initiatives are important, and they'll have an impact.
But there's a role for each of us in the war on drugs, and I hope
you'll join me in asking what you can do to help -- especially to
advance anti-drug education and awareness.
I'm told you can start tonight, by coming back here to
Conestoga Valley to see a drug awareness video. I hope the
turnout will be just as large as it is this morning.
We can all play a part in increasing awareness about the
ravages of drug dependency. We must get the message across that
drugs aren't a form of entertainment or a harmless means of
escape -- drugs are a poison, to users and to our communities.
5
But a widespread awareness of the dangers of drug abuse
depends on sending consistent signals -- on sending a clear
message that using drugs isn't fashionable, isn't fun, and above
all, isn't safe.
For too long our popular culture glorified drug use. I
think that's changing now -- and that's a real change for the
better. Consider the anti-drug abuse campaign on television.
Not long ago, I was told a story about a little girl, four
years old, who's getting the message. She got up from in front
of the TV to take to her parents an important piece of
information.
"Drugs," she said, "fry your brain like an egg."
We've all seen the commercial that little girl was talking
about. Whether you're four or fourteen or forty, the message
gets across. Let's all carry that message.
And let's shed some of the perceptions about the drug
problem that are comforting, but are completely incorrect.
There's no room for saying, "drug abuse doesn't effect me. "
Think about the costs of drug abuse: the lost time, the waste,
the crime, the accidents that can be traced to the influence of
drugs
Twenty three million Americans used illegal drugs last
6
year. Five thousand died. The fact is that none of us are
immune to the problems drug abuse can cause.
Together, let's send a message on drug abuse:
To the so-called "casual" user: face up to the fact that
your so-called "recreational" drug use contributes to the drug
culture -- to the crime, death and degradation associated with
the drug trade.
To parents: your children know more than you realize about
drugs. Make it your business as a parent to know about drug
abuse yourself. Educate yourselves: don't hide from the reality
of drug abuse in our communities and hope for the best. Your
children depend on you to help them separate fact from fiction --
to help them make a choice, and stick with it, when it comes to
resisting drugs.
To our children, let's send the message that drugs are
dangerous. That you don't need drugs to feel good about yourself
-- or to win approval from others. That your parents, the people
in your schools and your community care.
But most of all, you must understand that the decision
against drugs is yours to make -- no one else's. When it's time
to draw the line against drugs, the final choice is yours.
7
As a community, we must work to make it as easy as possible
for our children to make the choice against drugs. We can do it
by creating an environment -- a safe, secure space -- where our
children can acquire a sense of self and self-confidence so
secure that no amount of peer group pressure can push them into
taking drugs.
In many homes across America, in many of our communities,
here in Lancaster, we're doing just that.
My message to you today is: Keep fighting back. Fight for
your community, for your children. The war on drugs will
ultimately be won one day, one battle at a time -- the battles
each and every one of us wage to keep our families and
communities free from drug abuse.
Let these banners be a battle cry -- that in Conestoga
Valley, in Lancaster, and in communities like yours all over the
country, we will join together, turn the tide, and bring the drug
epidemic to an end.
Thank you.
news
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Lois Clinton 202/383-1016
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JANUARY RESALES DROP FOLLOWING HEAVY ACTIVITY IN DECEMBER, NAR REPORTS
WASHINGTON (Feb. 28, 1989) - The sales pace of existing single-family homes
lost momentum during January, as activity waned in comparison to a surge during
December, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate* for previously owned single-
family homes was 3.63 million units last month, dropping 7.4 percent from
December's revised pace of 3.92 million units.
A decline in the monthly resale rate was expected by NAR analysts, given
the level of activity in December and continued increases in mortgage interest
rates. December's pace was the highest since the December 1986 rate of 4.06
million units. The December 1988 resale rate rose 6.8 percent from November.
Last month's figures are not indicative of significant weakening in the
market, said NAR President Ira Gribin. The January resale rate rose 13.4
percent from the January 1988 rate of 3.20 million units. "Overall, January's
activity shows signs of another strong year for home sales," Gribin said.
"The market now is dominated by the volume of buyers, many of whom are
repeat purchasers, in their peak income years," he said.
The January rate of sales is more in keeping with the level maintained
since May 1988, noted NAR chief economist John A. Tuccillo. "In January, we saw
a drop caused by an unsustainable sales rate in December, plus the bite of
rising interest rates. However, we are looking at a very powerful market."
The national median existing-home price recorded for January was $91,500,
rising 3.9 percent from one year ago, and rising 3.2 percent from the December
median. The relatively modest increase reflects the volume of lower-priced
homes being purchased, as buyers altered their choices due to higher mortgage
interest rates, Tuccillo said.
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The national month-to-month decline in the resale rate was led by a
relatively sharp drop in the resale pace in the South, the region with the
highest sales volume. The South's resale pace for January, 1.31 million units,
dropped 12.6 percent from December's rate of 1.50 million units.
However, the South's pace was 18.0 percent higher than a year ago. The
median existing-home price recorded for the South last month was $84,700,
rising 5.2 percent from January 1988 and 8.3 percent from December.
The West showed a sales pattern similar to that of the South. The January
resale pace of 640,000 units in the West was 8.6 percent below the December
rate of 700,000 units, but jumped 23.1 percent ahead of the January 1988 rate.
The median price in the West was $131,100, rising 9.9 percent from January
1988, and rising 1.9 percent from December.
The Northeast was the only region posting a resale pace increase from
December to January. There, January resale pace of 710,000 units was 1.4
percent higher than the December rate of 700,000 units, and 9.2 percent higher
than in January 1988. The Northeast median price of $141,100 for January rose
4.9 percent from January 1988, but dropped 1.3 percent from December.
The Midwest, which experienced improved sales activity in 1988, posted a
resale pace of 950,000 units, 5.9 percent below the December rate of 1.01
million units. The rate there rose 3.3 percent from one year earlier. The
Midwest recorded a median existing-home price of $69,200 for January, 2.1
percent higher than year ago and 2.2 percent higher than the December price.
There were 2.26 million existing single-family homes available for sale
nationwide in January, representing a 7.5-month supply at the January resale
pace.
The National Association of Realtors, the nation's largest trade
association, represents nearly 800,000 members involved in all aspects of the
real estate industry.
###
The annual rate for a particular month represents what the total number
of actual sales for a year would be if the relative resale pace for that month
were maintained for 12 consecutive months.
Seasonally adjusted annual rates are used in reporting monthly data to
factor out seasonal variations in resale activity. For example, home sales
volume normally is higher in the summer and relatively light in the winter
months, primarily because of differences in the weather.
EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES VOLUME (Units)
United
North-
States
east
Midwest
South
West
Annual Total
1981
2,419,000
353,000
632,000
917,000
516,000
1982
1,990,000
354,000
490,000
780,000
366,000
1983
2,719,000
493,000
709,000
1,035,000
481,000
1984
2,868,000
511,000
755,000
1,073,000
529,000
1985
3,214,000
622,000
866,000
1,172,000
554,000
1986
3,565,000
703,000
991,000
1,261,000
610,000
1987
3,526,000
685,000
959,000
1,282,000
600,000
1988 [r]
3,594,000
673,000
929,000
1,350,000
642,000
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
1988:
Jan. [r]
3,200,000
650,000
920,000
1,110,000
520,000
Feb. [r]
3,320,000
660,000
880,000
1,230,000
540,000
Mar. [r]
3,380,000
650,000
870,000
1,270,000
600,000
Apr. [r]
3,510,000
660,000
910,000
1,320,000
620,000
May [r]
3,620,000
690,000
910,000
1,370,000
640,000
Jun. [r]
3,800,000
720,000
1,000,000
1,410,000
680,000
Jul. [r]
3,650,000
690,000
930,000
1,370,000
660,000
Aug. [r]
3,690,000
680,000
930,000
1,400,000
670,000
Sep. [r]
3,650,000
650,000
910,000
1,390,000
700,000
Oct. [r]
3,680,000
640,000
940,000
1,410,000
690,000
Nov. [r]
3,710,000
680,000
940,000
1,410,000
680,000
Dec. [r]
3,920,000
700,000
1,010,000
1,500,000
700,000
1989:
Jan. [p]
3,630,000
710,000
950,000
1,310,000
640,000
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
[r] = Revised
[p] = Preliminary
REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
NORTHEAST: Connecticut; Maine; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New
York; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island, and Vermont
MIDWEST:
Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri;
Nebraska; North Dakota; Ohio; South Dakota, and Wisconsin
SOUTH:
Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia;
Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; Oklahoma;
South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia, and West Virginia
WEST:
Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Hawaii; Idaho; Montana; Nevada;
New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington, and Wyoming
SALES PRICE OF EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES
United
North-
States
east
Midwest
South
West
Median
1981
$66,400
$63,700
$54,300
$64,400
$96,200
1982
67,800
63,500
55,100
67,100
98,900
1983
70,300
72,200
56,600
69,200
94,900
1984
72,400
78,700
57,100
71,300
95,800
1985
75,500
88,900
58,900
75,200
95,400
1986
80,300
104,800
63,500
78,200
100,900
1987
85,600
133,300
66,000
80,400
113,200
1988[r]
89,300
143,000
68,400
82,200
124,900
1988:
Jan. [r]
$88,100
$134,500
$67,800
$80,500
$119,300
Feb. [r]
88,900
138,200
67,300
84,600
118,900
Mar.[r]
88,900
142,100
67,200
83,300
119,900
Apr.[r]
88,000
141,000
67,600
81,000
117,700
May [r]
89,600
144,100
69,000
84,200
123,100
Jun.[r]
90,200
147,300
70,000
83,900
127,000
Jul. [r]
90,700
144,700
69,400
84,700
125,300
Aug. [r]
91,500
148,400
69,800
83,400
126,900
Sep. [r]
88,500
141,500
67,500
81,400
128,300
Oct. [r]
88,900
144,400
68,000
80,500
130,000
Nov.[r]
88,500
140,700
67,400
80,400
130,900
Dec. [r]
88,700
143,000
67,700
78,200
128,700
1989:
Jan. [p]
91,500
141,100
69,200
84,700
131,100
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
[r] = Revised
[p] = Preliminary
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Liz Johnson 202/383-1043
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NAR FINDS OVERSUPPLY CAUSED CONDO AND CO-OP SALES TO FALL IN FOURTH QUARTER
WASHINGTON (Feb. 28, 1989) - - Excessive supply in the largest multifamily
markets caused a nationwide decline in sales of existing condominiums and co-
operatives during the final quarter of 1988, according to a resale report from
the National Association of Realtors.
The national seasonally adjusted annual sales rate* of previously-owned
apartment condominiums and co-ops was 327,000 units during the fourth quarter,
dropping 6.6 percent from the third quarter rate of 350,000 units. Last
quarter's rate fell 3.8 percent from the pace of 340,000 recorded during the
fourth quarter of 1987.
"On a broad scale, the multifamily market is reeling from an oversupply of
units both luxury models aimed at upper-income professionals and lower-
priced models marketed as starter homes," said Ira Gribin, NAR President. "New
condos are competing with existing ones in markets where demand has been
saturated," he added.
The decline in condo sales nationwide was due largely to a substantial
drop in the Northeast, the region containing the largest condo markets. The
Northeast's fourth quarter sales pace of existing condos and co-ops was 139,000
units, falling 16.3 percent from the third quarter rate of 166,000 units. The
resale pace was fell 17.8 percent from the fourth quarter of 1987.
"What we are seeing in the Northeast is the result of builders making
simultaneous and similar decisions on what to build. The condo market is
suffering the effects of an overreaction to demand, compounded by an overall
stagnation of the housing market there," Tuccillo said.
"We have seen a stall in sales penetrating both the single-family and
multifamily sector. It probably will continue until buyers' incomes can catch
up with prices," he said.
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FOURTH QUARTER CONDO SALES add one
The Northeast's median condo price, $111,100, the highest regional price
recorded for the fourth quarter, rose 2.1 percent from a year ago. The
national median sales price of condominiums and co-ops was $80,200 in the
fourth quarter, rising 2.4 percent over the $78,300 median price for the fourth
quarter of 1987.
The strongest resale pace increase was in the West, the region containing
the smallest volume of condo and co-op sales. There, the resale pace of 39,000
units rose 18.2 percent from the pace of 33,000 recorded for both the third
quarter of 1988 and the fourth quarter of 1987. The median condo price of
$105,100 for the West was 5.8 percent higher than one year ago.
"In the West, the increases in condo sales reflect the overall strength of
the housing market in that region," Tuccillo said.
The resale pace for condos was 92,000 units in the South, up 5.7 percent
from the third quarter pace of 87,000 units, and up 13.6 percent from the pace
of 81,000 units recorded in the final quarter of 1987. The fourth quarter
median condo price of $63,400 rose 7,3 percent from a year ago. "The increase
in the South is due primarily to sales in Florida," Tuccillo said.
The resale pace of condos in the Midwest a region showing steady
improvements in single-family sales dropped 13.4 percent from the third
quarter. However, the rate remained 1.8 percent above the level for the fourth
quarter of 1987. The median condo price of $62,500 for the Midwest was 6.5
percent higher than that of one year ago.
Gribin pointed out that in some localities, condominiums and co-ops are
targeted to first-time buyers as an affordable means of achieving
homeownership. "They might be looking at the same monthly housing payment to
own as to rent. However, many people still can't buy because they can't come up
with enough funds for a downpayment," he said.
The National Association of Realtors, the nation's largest trade
association, represents nearly 800,000 members involved in all aspects of the
real estate industry.
###
*The annual rate for a particular quarter represents what the total number
of actual sales for a year would be if the relative resale pace for that
quarter were maintained for four consecutive quarters.
Seasonally adjusted annual rates are used in reporting quarterly data to
factor out seasonal variations in resale activity. For example, home sales
volume normally is higher in the summer and relatively light in the winter
months, primarily because of differences in the weather.
CONDO AND CO-OP SALES
APARTMENT CONDO AND CO-OP SALES
(Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)
United
Year
States
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
1982
130,000
45,000
26,000
39,000
20,000
1983
205,000
79,000
41,000
54,000
31,000
1984
230,000
96,000
45,000
55,000
34,000
1985
279,000
135,000
50,000
64,000
30,000
1986
332,000
166,000
60,000
73,000
33,000
1987
361,000
189,000
64,000
78,000
31,000
1987
IV
340,000
169,000
57,000
81,000
33,000
1988
I
397,000
209,000
64,000
85,000
39,000
II
389,000
186,000
73,000
81,000
47,000
III(r)
350,000
166,000
67,000
87,000
33,000
IV(p)
327,000
139,000
58,000
92,000
39,000
MEDIAN SALES PRICE OF APARTMENT
CONDOS AND CO-OPS, QUARTERLY
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
United
Year
States
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
1983
$64,000
$61,300
$55,200
$62,000
$97,300
1984
65,100
64,700
55,600
63,300
94,600
1985
67,600
73,600
56,100
62,300
91,100
1986
72,600
84,900
58,700
64,600
90,800
1987
77,800
98,300
61,700
64,100
97,200
1987
IV
$78,300
108,800
58,700
59,100
99,300
1988
I
$81,200
109,400
57,700
65,400
104,200
II
83,800
110,300
61,000
66,300
106,300
III(r)
80,900
113,000
61,500
63,400
110,600
IV(p)
80,200
111,100
62,500
63,400
105,100
(r) = Revised
(p) = Preliminary
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NAR INDEX SHOWS FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS POSTING SMALL GAINS IN PURCHASING POWER
WASHINGTON (March 1, 1989)--First-time home buyers gained a slight amount
of purchasing power during the fourth quarter of 1988, but their buying
capability remained well below that of typical purchasers, according to a
measurement of housing affordability by the National Association of Realtors.
The NAR's First-Time Home Buyer Affordability Index measured 78.9 during
the final three months of last year, meaning that the typical first-time buyer
had 78.9 percent of the income needed to qualify to buy the typical starter
home.
The index shows the ability of renters who are prime potential first-time
buyers to qualify for a mortgage on a starter home. The prime first-time median
income used in the index calculation represents the typical income of a renter
family with wage earners aged between 25 and 44. For the fourth quarter, the
prime first-time median income was $21,898 $5,843 below the amount needed to
qualify to buy a home priced at $74,743, the starter home price for the
quarter.
At 100.0, the index means that buyers have exactly enough income to
qualify for a conventional home loan by making a 10 percent down payment. The
qualifying income for first-time buyers for the fourth quarter was $27,741.
At 78.9, the fourth quarter index rose from 77.4 percent in the third
quarter. But, it continues to show that first-time buyers fall far short of
having enough income to buy, said NAR President Ira Gribin. "Any improvement in
housing affordability for first-time buyers is encouraging. But, the situation
is still very difficult," he said.
"We are concerned that people trying to enter the market continue to be
priced out," he said. "First-time home buyer affordability ranks among the most
pressing policy issues now facing the housing sector," Gribin added.
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FIRST-TIME BUYER HOME AFFORDABILITY--add one
In comparison, the NAR's composite Housing Affordability Index, which
measures affordability for all buyers of existing homes, was 112.7 in the
fourth quarter 30 percent higher than the 78.9 index for first-time buyers.
"The affordability gap between first-time buyers and repeat buyers must be
narrowed," Gribin said
The third-to-fourth quarter increase in the index was due to a $1,842
drop in the starter home price, from $76,585 to $74,743; and a $245 increase in
the first-time buyer median income, from $21,653 to $21,898. The interest rate
used to calculate the index moved up to 9.75 percent from 9.56 percent in the
third quarter. The changes in price, income and the interest rate resulted in a
monthly payment of $578, $5 below the third quarter payment.
The interest rate reflects the effective rate reported by the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board for loans on existing homes, plus the cost of private mortgage
insurance. The Board rate rose from 9.31 percent in the third quarter to 9.50
percent in the fourth quarter.
According to NAR chief economist John A. Tuccillo, the continued rise in
mortgage interest rates likely will cause housing affordability conditions to
deteriorate for first-time buyers this year. "As rates go up, we expect to see
the affordability gap become wider," Tuccillo said.
The First-time Home Buyer Affordability Index reached its highest point on
record, 93.8, in the fourth quarter of 1975. Its lowest point, 47.7, came in
the third quarter of 1981. It has consistently lagged well below the composite
index.
NAR is pursuing federal housing legislation containing assistance for
first-time buyers. Proposals supported by the association include the creation
of down payment assistance programs, such as those involving the use of savings
in Individual Retirement Accounts and plans to help purchase homes.
Another measure NAR supports is increasing the Federal Housing
Administration mortgage insurance limits to 95 percent of the median home price
in a locality. FHA provides more lenient down payment and qualification
requirements than conventional mortgage financing; yet, the current $101,250
insurance maximum in high-cost areas makes the program largely unusable in
cities where the median price far exceeds the limit.
The National Association of Realtors, the nation's largest trade
association, represents nearly 800,000 members involved in all aspects of the
real estate industry.
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FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER AFFORDABILTY
February 27, 1989
Prime
First-time
Effective
First-
Buyer
Composite
Afford-
Starter
10%
Effective
i Rate
time
Afford-
Afford-
ability
Home
Down-
Loan
Interest
Plus
Monthly
Median
Qualifying
ability
ability
Gap
Price
Payment
Amount
Rate
PMI
Payment
Income
Income
Index
Index
(Percent)
1975
1st
$28,700
$2,870
$25,830
9.36%
9.61%
$219
$9,785
$10,525
93.0
121.6
-23.5
2nd
$30,000
$3,000
$27,000
9.05%
9.30%
$223
$9,943
$10,709
92.8
121.2
-23.4
3rd
$30,800
$3,080
$27,720
9.05%
9.30%
$229
$10,101
$10,994
91.9
120.3
-23.6
4th
$30,300
$3,030
$27,270
9.18%
9.43%
$228
$10,259
$10,940
93.8
122.7
-23.6
1976
1st
$31,100
$3,110
$27,990
9.15%
9.40%
$233
$10,417
$11,199
93.0
122.4
-24.0
2nd
$32,300
$3,230
$29,070
9.02%
9.27%
$240
$10,575
$11,500
92.0
121.9
-24.6
3rd
$33,200
$3,320
$29,880
9.07%
9.32%
$247
$10,733
$11,872
90.4
120.8
-25.2
4th
$33,000
$3,300
$29,700
9.10%
9.35%
$246
$10,891
$11,832
92.1
123.7
-25.6
1977
1st
$34,400
$3,440
$30,960
9.00%
9.25%
$255
$11,071
$12,226
90.6
121.9
-25.7
2nd
$36,100
$3,610
$32,490
8.96%
9.21%
$266
$11,251
$12,785
88.0
118.3
-25.6
3rd
$37,200
$3,720
$33,480
9.03%
9.28%
$276
$11,431
$13,256
86.2
116.0
-25.7
4th
$37,600
$3,760
$33,840
9.09%
9.34%
$281
$11,611
$13,469
86.2
116.3
-25.9
1978
1st
$39,200
$3,920
$35,280
9.19%
9.44%
$295
$11,881
$14,165
83.9
113.3
-26.0
2nd
$40,900
$4,090
$36,810
9.40%
9.65%
$314
$12,151
$15,051
80.7
109.3
-26.1
3rd
$42,500
$4,250
$38,250
9.75%
10.00%
$336
$12,421
$16,112
77.1
104.5
-26.2
4th
$43,000
$4,300
$38,700
9.98%
10.23%
$346
$12,691
$16,618
76.4
103.6
-26.3
1979
1st
$44,700
$4,470
$40,230
10.39%
10.64%
$372
$13,065
$17,866
73.1
99.1
-26.2
2nd
$47,400
$4,740
$42,660
10.62%
10.87%
$402
$13,440
$19,300
69.6
94.3
-26.1
3rd
$49,000
$4,900
$44,100
11.09%
11.34%
$431
$13,814
$20,704
66.7
90.4
-26.2
4th
$47,700
$4,770
$42,930
11.56%
11.81%
$435
$14,188
$20,895
67.9
91.8
-26.1
1980
1st
$50,000
$5,000
$45,000
12.53%
12.78%
$490
$14,408
$23,523
61.3
82.9
-26.1
2nd
$52,400
$5,240
$47,160
13.67%
13.92%
$556
$14,628
$26,678
54.8
74.1
-26.0
3rd
$54,700
$5,470
$49,230
12.41%
12.66%
$532
$14,848
$25,513
58.2
78.9
-26.2
4th
$54,000
$5,400
$48,600
13.17%
13.42%
$554
$15,068
$26,573
56.7
77.1
-26.5
-26.3
-26.5
-26.4
-26.4
-26.7
-26.9
-27.0
-27.2
-27.6
-27.9
-28.2
-28.5
-28.2
-27.9
-27.5
-27.2
-27.4
-27.6
-27.8
-27.9
-28.1
-28.2
-28.4
-29.1
-29.5
-29.9
-29.7
-30.6
-30.4
-30.4
-30.3
-30.4
72.6
68.8
64.8
64.9
66.6
65.6
67.7
74.3
79.8
82.2
82.0
85.4
87.8
87.9
85.1
87.0
88.8
90.9
95.4
99.5
100.4
101.0
104.2
110.5
111.1
110.8
110.1
114.8
113.1
112.4
112.1
112.7
53.5
50.5
47.7
47.8
48.8
48.0
49.4
54.1
57.8
59.2
58.9
61.1
63.1
63.4
61.8
63.4
64.4
65.8
68.9
71.7
72.2
72.5
74.6
78.3
78.3
77.7
77.4
79.6
78.7
78.1
77.4
78.9
$28,599
$30,706
$33,006
$33,413
$33,037
$33,919
$33,223
$30,608
$28,907
$28,418
$28,823
$28,012
$27,778
$28,266
$29,682
$29,556
$29,364
$29,041
$28,000
$27,168
$27,311
$27,521
$27,029
$26,040
$26,202
$26,589
$26,862
$26,268
$26,904
$27,396
$27,964
$27,741
$15,294
$15,520
$15,746
$15,972
$16,120
$16,268
$16,415
$16,563
$16,699
$16,836
$16,973
$17,109
$17,516
$17,922
$18,329
$18,735
$18,922
$19,109
$19,296
$19,484
$19,713
$19,942
$20,171
$20,400
$20,529
$20,658
$20,787
$20,916
$21,162
$21,408
$21,653
$21,898
$596
$640
$688
$696
$688
$707
$692
$638
$602
$592
$600
$584
$579
$589
$618
$616
$612
$605
$583
$566
$569
$573
$563
$543
$546
$554
$560
$547
$560
$571
$583
$578
14.32%
14.92%
15.83%
16.39%
16.02%
16.14%
15.71%
14.65%
13.58%
13.04%
12.98%
12.79%
12.42%
12.39%
12.98%
13.15%
12.65%
12.24%
11.57%
11.42%
11.00%
10.49%
10.46%
10.09%
9.54%
9.52%
9.62%
9.51%
9.43%
9.49%
9.56%
9.75%
14.07%
14.67%
15.58%
16.14%
15.77%
15.89%
15.46%
14.40%
13.33%
12.79%
12.73%
12.54%
12.17%
12.14%
12.73%
12.90%
12.40%
11.99%
11.32%
11.17%
10.75%
10.24%
10.21%
9.84%
9.29%
9.27%
9.37%
9.26%
9.18%
9.24%
9.31%
9.50%
$49,230
$50,850
$51,660
$50,580
$51,120
$52,110
$52,380
$51,570
$52,290
$53,370
$54,360
$53,550
$54,540
$55,620
$55,980
$55,080
$56,700
$57,780
$58,590
$57,510
$59,747
$62,730
$61,761
$61,353
$64,694
$65,765
$65,867
$65,025
$67,065
$67,957
$68,927
$67,269
$5,470
$5,650
$5,740
$5,620
$5,680
$5,790
$5,820
$5,730
$5,810
$5,930
$6,040
$5,950
$6,060
$6,180
$6,220
$6,120
$6,300
$6,420
$6,510
$6,390
$6,639
$6,970
$6,862
$6,817
$7,188
$7,307
$7,319
$7,225
$7,452
$7,551
$7,659
$7,474
$54,700
$56,500
$57,400
$56,200
$56,800
$57,900
$58,200
$57,300
$58,100
$59,300
$60,400
$59,500
$60,600
$61,800
$62,200
$61,200
$63,000
$64,200
$65,100
$63,900
$66,385
$69,700
$68,623
$68,170
$71,882
$73,072
$73,185
$72,250
$74,517
$75,508
$76,585
$74,743
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1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
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2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
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2nd
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SUMMARY
President Bush is committed to ending drug abuse in America.
The policy of this Administration is "zero tolerance." No amount of drug use is acceptable.
And, zero tolerance should be the policy of every state in the Union-of every county and town,
of every school, business, and community group-in fact, of every American.
The destructive and pervasive effect of illegal drug use in our society is appalling. Over
32 million Americans used illegal drugs last year. Nearly 5,000 deaths were reported from use
of cocaine and other drugs in 1987, in addition to 146,000 hospital emergency room admissions
for drug abuse in that year. The cost to the Nation of drug and alcohol abuse, in terms of
increased health costs, absenteeism from work, law enforcement and prevention programs is
estimated to exceed $100 billion annually. And this says nothing of the tens of thousands of
damaged lives and destroyed families caused by the use of illegal drugs.
"My friends, we have work to do. There is crime to be conquered, the rough crime
of the streets.
There are few clear areas in which we as a society must rise up united
and express our intolerance. The most obvious now is drugs.
And there is much to be
done and to be said, but take my word for it-this scourge will stop."
George Bush
Historical evidence suggests that, like certain diseases, the plague of drug addiction and
abuse in any nation eventually abates and virtually disappears. This gives us reason for hope.
But the society cannot wait for history to repeat itself. Action on many fronts is needed to
speed the day when drugs are no longer a serious problem.
Drugs are a complex social problem with national and international dimensions. Since
1981, the Federal anti-drug budget has grown by nearly 370 percent, and the Bush Administra-
tion is requesting nearly $6.0 billion in 1990 to fight this insidious foe.
The Administration proposes nearly $1 billion in new outlays for anti-drug programs, a 21
percen: increase over 1989 and 47 percent over 1988, to intensify our all-out effort against
drug abuse. But the problem cannot be solved by dollars alone, nor by the Federal Govern-
ment alone. The situation demands an ongoing, consistent effort by families, schools, churches,
businesses, community leaders, health organizations, law enforcement institutions and heads
of state. This battle must be waged on four fronts: education/prevention, treatment, eradica-
tion/interdiction, and enforcement/punishment This means dealing with both demand and
supply by:
Educating the Young: Drug Prevention.-Establishing "zero tolerance" as an attitude
and a way of life by educating our children at home and at school, from kindergarten
through college, on the dangers of experimenting with drugs. The Administration re-
cuests nearly $1.1 billion to educate our young people to say no to drugs through programs
of proven effectiveness targeted at areas of greatest need.
Reclaiming Lives: Drug Treatment.-Encouraging those who fail to heed the signals and
do use drugs to seek treatment-the aim is to reclaim lives, not abandon them. The
Administration proposes over $700 million to expand the Nation's capacity to provide
mothers. drug abuse treatment, particularly for the indigent, disadvantaged, youth and expectant
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Going to the Source: Drug Law Enforcement.-Eradicating drugs at the source, inter-
dicting them before they cross our borders. and destroying the trafficking cartels that
profit so richly from drug addiction. The Administration proposes over $4.1 billion to
step up the pressure on the suppliers of Legal drugs by providing grants to State and
local law enforcement, beefing up the Federal enforcement agencies, and enhancing our
drug prosecution, detention and intelligence capabilities.
Strengthening Our Laws: Drug Penalties -Enforcing tough drug enforcement laws,
including the death penalty for drug kingpins and drug-related murders. The Bush
Administration will vigorously enforce existing drug laws, demand even tougher penal-
ties for drug traffickers and apply pressure to the "casual user" to stop using drugs.
PROPOSED CHANGE
(In millions of inllars)
Dollar
Percent
1939
1990
Change
Change
Budget Authority
5,331
5,966
+635
+12
Educating the Young: Drug
Prevention
(94:
(1,087)
(+146)
(+16)
Reclaiming Lives: Drug Treat-
ment
(621
(735)
(+114)
(+18)
Going to the Source: Drug
Law Enforcement
(3,771
(4,144)
(+374)
(+10)
Strengthening Our Laws:
Drug Penalties
Funding Not Applicable
Outlays
4,563
5,543
+974
+21
Educating the Young: Drug
Prevention
(68:
(969)
(+288)
(+42)
Reclaiming Lives: Drug Treat-
ment
(534
(661)
(+127)
(+24)
Going to the Source: Drug
Law Enforcement
(3,354
(3,913)
(+559)
(+17)
Strengthening Our Laws:
Drug Penalties
Funding Not Applicable
The President has instructed his new Drug Pobry Director to implement the requirements
of Title I of the recently enacted Anti-Drug Abuse AT of 1988. In that Act, Congress created a
new post of Director of National Drug Control Police often referred to as the "Drug Czar." The
Director is responsible for developing a national irug control strategy that will guide the
Nation's anti-drug efforts, and for reviewing the allocation of resources to these efforts. Further,
he shall "make recommendations to the President
regarding changes in the organization,
management, and budgets of Federal departments and agencies" engaged in the anti-drug
effort.
As he develops the strategy, the Director will ficus on how to maximize our efforts and
get the most return from our drug resources-both Federal and non-Federal. In the strategy,
which is due six months after he is confirmed by the Senate, the Director will call on all
segments of our society to become involved in the shi-drug crusade.
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Apart from the drug problem itself, the broader issue of reducing crime and dealing with
offenders requires both additional resources and a tough attitude toward enforcement and
pusshment of al of our laws, no: just our drug laws. These issues are discussed in the last
paper:
Intensifying the Attack on Crime.-The Administration is requesting a total of $4.5 billion
for other, ten-drug criminal justice functions in the areas of law enforcement, correc-
tions and ligation. These resources target such high priorities as white collar crime,
organized came and foreign counterintelligence. The funding estimates displayed below
are in addition to the drug funding estimates shown elsewhere in this chapter.
PROPOSED CHANGE
(In millions of dollars)
Dollar
Percent
1989
1990
Change
Change
Eudget Authority
4,025
4,460
+435
+11
Intlays
3,979
4,297
+318
+8
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1. EDUCATING THE YOUNG: DRUG PREVENTION
OVERVIEW
For a decade, President Bush has stressed the importance of educating our children and
young adults on the dangers of drugs and has called repeatedly for the Federal government to
work with parents, teachers, churches and other community groups to develop a comprehen-
sive drug education program.
"Fundamentally, the drug problem in America is not one of suoply, but of demand. As
much as we do to bust the smugglers and the dealers, as much as we do to eradicate
crops and stop the flow of drugs into this country, as long as Americans are willing to pay
billions of dollars for illegal drugs, somebody somewhere in the world will provide them.
"I will do everything / can as President to help with the best information, the best
research, and the strongest effort possible to get the message to cur young people to 'just
say no' to drugs."
George Bush
The first front in the fight against drug abuse is to get our children to realize the fearful
threat to their health, their future and their lives. As they become aware of the devastating
effects of drugs, they will stop buying them and put the suppliers cut of business.
PRINCIPLES
All schools, from kindergarten to college, should develop and implement anti-drug
programs for the classroom.
Schools should challenge students to get involved in ending drug use among their peers.
Schools and colleges should adopt tough "no use" disciplinary policies and prove to
students by aggressive enforcement that drug use will not be tolerated.
POLICIES
The Administration is requesting nearly $1.1 billion for drug prevention activities, a 16
percent increase over 1989. This funding includes both ongoing programs and new
initiatives.
The Administration requests $367 million for the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
program, a $12 million increase over 1989. These programs: provide grants to States for
drug prevention education and to institutions of higher education to implement drug
prevention education programs on campus; train teachers in the implementation of drug
prevention education techniques: and fund a variety of other activities, including enforce-
ment, to help young people understand why they must rejec: drugs.
In addition, the Administration proposes $25 million for a new drug prevention initia-
tive: Urban Emergency Grants. These grants will award funds :s a number of city school
systems with the worst drug problems. Schools will have maximum flexibility to propose
a mix of education, security, parent and student involvement and special programs for
children with known drug problems.
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The Administration also requests $35 million for a new program of community partner-
ship grants for drug abuse prevention. This program. administered by the Department
of Health and Human Services, will make grants to community organizations to stimu-
late local drug prevention efforts involving parents, schools, academia, businesses and
youth and other high risk individuals. Emphasis will be placed on substantial voluntary
participation by the community and grants will be made to communities based on need
and innovative approaches.
Approximately $45 million of the Department of Justice's $150 million drug grant program
to local governments will be devoted to drug prevention activities. These additional
resources will enable such successful programs as the Crime Prevention Campaign's
"McGruff the Crime Dog" to continue and expand to more schools.
In order to ensure that we are getting the best return on our investments, the President
will ask his Drug Policy Director to support research in connection with the review,
formulation and implementation of the drug control effort, both on the demand and
supply side. Additional funding of $5 million is requested for this purpose.
PROPOSED CHANGE
(In millions of dollars)
Dollar
Percent
1989
1990
Change
Change
Budget Authority
941
1,087
+146
+16
Outlays
681
969
+288
+42
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2. RECLAIMING LIVES: DRUG TREATMENT
OVERVIEW
President Bush supports Federal grants for the treatment of addicts. He recognizes that
drug abusers are not strangers: they are our neighbors, our children and our friends. His policy
balances firmness with compassion
"At the Federal level, we must attack the problem not just on one front or another, but
on all fronts at once.
It means providing treatment for addicts who want help. And it
means educating our young SO rat they never get hooked.
"There's no point in just arresting and releasing users time and time again. We should
identify and support treatment programs that have proven effective."
George Bush
PRINCIPLES
Link Federal assistance for treatment programs to the success rate of these programs.
Give priority in drug education and treatment to expectant mothers and youth.
Focus Federal grants on those areas of the country with the greatest problem.
POLICIES
The Administration proposes $735 million for drug treatment activities, an 18 percent
increase over 1989.
The President's budget contains a $25 million grant program to reduce the time a per-
son must wait for admission :0 a drug treatment program.
In addition, the Administration requests $30 million for a new grant program to sup-
port expansion of treatment capacity for the indigent, disadvantaged, youth or expec-
tant mothers in selected States which are seriously committed to expansion. These
awards, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, will go to
programs of proven effectiveness and will be directed to areas of the country with greatest
need (i.e., those with waiting lists or that lack treatment services). In the spirit of
Federal/State partnership, States would agree to maintain the added treatment slots for
at least three years after receipt of the awards.
The President also proposes tripling the funding for HHS's research into effective treat-
ment programs, to over $7 million in 1990.
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PROPOSED CHANGE
(In millions of dollars)
Dollar
Percent
1989
1990
Change
Change
Budget Authority
621
735
+114
+18
Outlays
534
661
+127
+24
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3. GOING TO THE SOURCE: DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVERVIEW
THE President has stressed the importance of taking the fight against drugs right to the
sours, both in the U.S. and internationally. Eradication at the source requires international
coolection. Stopping drugs before they reach our borders is an enomous challenge, but one
tha: of met every time a shipment of drugs fails to make it to the street. Investigation and
prosention of drug cartels requires strengthened law enforcement at all levels of government.
"To those who think America will shrink from this challenge, / say this: We have not
Ient the last 200 years of defending our country from despots anc cictators, only to lose
III streets to drug dealers and gangs. The war against drugs must cegin at home, and it
Just begin with law enforcement."
George Bush
PRINCIPLES
n
Shrink the supply of illegal drugs by eradicating crops at the source and destroying
the laboratories that process them.
"
Vigorously patrol our borders and international waters to interdict drugs in transit to
the U.S.
Strengthen law enforcement efforts domestically at all levels R. government-Federal,
State and local.
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Ensure that adequate resources are available to prosecute and Incarcerate the offenders
ince they are apprehended.
POLICIES
The Administration requests $4.1 billion for drug law enforcer programs in 1990, a
10 percent increase over 1989.
Funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration will add OVER 330 new positions and
increase its strategic and operational intelligence capabilities 13 well as its operations
= foreign countries.
Funding for the State Department's Bureau of International a Matters will in-
rease by $14 million to $115 million in 1990, allowing for anced crop eradication
and lab destruction in foreign drug producing countries, especially in the cocaine-produc-
ing countries of South America.
The U.S. Customs Service will greatly expand its program of instection of containerized
cargo. This will allow Customs to increase its inspection capactry by about 50 percent.
in addition, $3 million is requested for additional Customs mone laundering initiatives.
In total, approximately 550 staff will be added to the Customs Service's drug interdic-
tion program, totalling $442 million.
The Coast Guard drug interdiction budget will increase by 9 percent to $690 million in
1990, aimed at interdiction of drug smugglers. The Coast Guari will use this funding
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to support an increased tempo of drug interdiction operations with both air and sea
resources. Additional funding will be provided for intelligence support for the expanded
sea and air patrols.
Over $300 million is proposed for the involvement of the Department of Defense in drug
interdiction activities.
Funding of $150 million for the Department of Justice's drug grant program is requested,
$105 million of which will be devoted to assisting State and local law enforcement agen-
cies through activities such as multi-jurisdictional drug task forces and career criminal
prosecution programs. The remaining $45 million will fund drug prevention activities at
the State and local level.
Nearly $215 million is requested for the new Organized Crime Drug Enforcement
account. This program, which draws on 11 Federal agencies, coordinates complex drug
investigations in 13 regional task forces around the country.
Federal drug prosecutions in 1990 are expected to increase by 3,600 cases over 1989 as
$18 million is added for the U.S. Attorneys.
Resources for the U.S. Attorneys will also be increased to target asset forfeiture and civil
enforcement efforts. As a result, asset forfeiture collections are expected to reach $470
million in 1990, $20 million more than is estimated to be collected in 1989.
Funding for prisons is designed to reduce the overcrowding rate in Federal prisons by
at least 50 percent by 1995.
PROPOSED CHANGE
(In millions of dollars)
Dollar
Percent
1989
1990
Change
Change
Budget Authority
3,770
4,144
+374
+10
Outlays
3,354
3,913
+559
+17
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4. STRENGTHENING OUR LAWS: DRUG PENALTIES
OVERVIEW
Zero tolerance will be the watchwords of the Bush Administration, applied to user and
trafficker alike. Drugs are not cool anymore. Attitudes have changed dramatically. President
Bush will build on this positive change in attitudes to create a nation where it is unacceptable
for any person to use illegal drugs and where drug traffickers are prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
"Some say drug use is just a health problem; / say even more it's a criminal problem.
Drug users and possessors should know that they may end UJ in prison if they don't
straighten out.
"If you do crime, you do time.'
George Bush
PRINCIPLES
Demand even tougher and mandatory sentences for dealers. including the death penal-
ty in select cases.
Demand severe sentences for dealers who hire children to carry or sell their drugs.
Encourage the judiciary to strictly apply the law to convicted drug offenders.
POLICIES
The Administration will call for the strict application of the penalties contained in the
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, which provides for the death penalty for those who com-
mit drug-related murders and for increased prison sentences for other drug-related
crimes.
Federal drug prosecutions in 1990 are expected to increase by 3,600 cases over 1989 as
the Administration continues to target drug offenders as a top priority of the U.S. At-
torneys.
The President will appoint judges who will enforce, not make. the law.
The Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutionality of the new Federal Sentencing
Guidelines. The Guidelines will increase the number of offer iers sent to prison and im-
pose harsher penalties on repeat offenders, such as those who break our drug laws. In
addition, the length of time offenders serve in prison will increase as parole is phased
out.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 2, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR STEPHEN M. STUDDERT
FROM:
JOHN G. KELLER, JR.
SUBJECT:
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA/WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
PRESIDENTIAL TRIP PROPOSALS
On Monday, March 1, 1989, Judd Swift conducted a pre-advance to
Lancaster, PA and Wilmington, DE. The following theme scenario
and schedule was developed for your consideration.
Theme/Message Development
The Conestoga Valley High School and Penn Johns School are located
in the heart of Amish/Mennonite country. this area is
agricultural, peaceful and historic. It is exactly this
appearance which is so deceiving. There are now drugs in this
region. The purpose of bringing THE PRESIDENT into Conestoga
Valley High School is to highlight the fact that drugs have
permeated into every facet of American life, even Amish and
Mennonite communities of Pennsylvania. THE PRESIDENT would
participate in 3 separate events while in Lancaster.
1st Event:
A meeting at the Conestoga Valley High School,
closed press, for victims of drugs. This
meeting could consist of 3 students involved with
drugs and their parents. This would give THE
PRESIDENT a first hand, up close and personal
look at the drug problem and its impact on the
individual and the community. Set up could be
informal living room style to keep the atmosphere
relaxed.
Mr. Wirth, Principal, has offered to set up this
meeting using students from this school. They
have a program for students who get involved with
drugs and who also bring in outside counselor's
to work with students at the school. This program
has been going on for 4 years.
PROPOSED SCENARIO
THE PRESIDENT arrives the Conestoga High School and proceeds to
TBD and meets informally with students and parents that are
involved with Conestoga Valley High School drug program. Upon
completion of the meeting, THE PRESIDENT would proceed to
off-stage announcement area.
2nd Event:
A drug Address to the student body, faculty and
members of the Lancaster Community, to include
those Amish and Mennonite who don't mind being
filmed. We could get 4000 people into the
gymnasium. We can fly a drug slogan banner and
put students in the backdrop to add to the effect.
Further, as in St. Louis, we can place home-made
anti-drug banners around the gymnasium.
PROPOSED SCENARIO
THE PRESIDENT arrives the off-stage announcement area, is
introduced onto the dais and proceeds to his seat. THE PRESIDENT
is introduced by TBD and makes remarks. Upon conclusion of
remarks, THE PRESIDENT is thanked by TBD and departs the
Gymnasium. THE PRESIDENT will depart Conestoga Valley High
School en route Penn Johns School.
3rd Event:
This is an opportunity for THE PRESIDENT to meet
members of the traditional Amish and Mennonite
community. This venue provides the real contrast
and should provide for some interesting dialogue.
The Amish have an alcohol problem with their youth
and the Mennonites are concerned by the drugs that
are coming into the local community. Their
children mix with regular society and are thus
exposed to the threat. However, they sincerely
believe that their belief in God will keep them
safe. We cannot film the Amish or the Mennonite,
however, they are considering allowing the
writing press into the meeting with THE
PRESIDENT. The rest of the press will be allowed
to film the Penn Johns School, a small quaint 2
classroom school in the middle of many farms.
Also, to add to the picture, there will be Amish
drawn carriages out in front the school. The
meeting will be different and hopefully add some
drama to THE PRESIDENT'S drug message.
PROPOSED SCENARIO
THE PRESIDENT arrives the Penn Johns School and is met by elder
TBD, and is escorted into the school. THE PRESIDENT will
participate in an informal meeting with the elders of the Amish
and Mennonite community. Upon conclusion of the meeting, THE
PRESIDENT is thanked by TBD and proceeds to Motorcade: THE
PRESIDENT departs Penn Johns School en route Conestoga Valley
High School.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Theme/Message Development
1st Event:
In Wilmington we have developed two different drug
related messages. The first is at the YMCA and
involves the East Side Cluster community program,
which reaches out to the youth (8-15 year olds),
who are in danger of going over to drugs. the
venue is a Karate demonstration. These youths are
learning Karate through the Cluster program,
because it gets their interest and uses a lot of
self-discipline. We would like to invite Chuck
Norris to participate with THE PRESIDENT to
further enhance the message i.e. "Kick drugs out
of your life". Chuck Norris could place this
slogan on his Karate uniform and we could have THE
PRESIDENT help Chuck hold a piece of wood, with
the slogan on the wood, and let one of the
students break the board with a kick. Further,
the kids put on a demonstration for THE PRESIDENT.
Upon conclusion of the demonstration, THE
PRESIDENT, could sit informally amongst the kids
and talk to them about the danger of drugs. This
event could display the concern and compassion
and would be an excellent photo.
PROPOSED SCENARIO
THE PRESIDENT arrives the YMCA and is met by TBD, and proceeds to
the Gym. Upon arrival, THE PRESIDENT begins participation in a
Karate demonstration. Upon conclusion of the demonstration, THE
PRESIDENT will sit in an informal meeting with the Karate kids
and talks to them about the dangers of drugs. At the end of the
meeting, THE PRESIDENT departs the YMCA en route the Radisson
Hotel.
2nd Event:
This is a speech to Law Enforcement officials of
Delaware to include State police, county police,
sheriff departments, Federal Law enforcement
officials, State and County prosecutors, law
students, judges and prison guards. This venue
gives THE PRESIDENT a chance to speak; to the
enforcement side of the drug issue. We can have
40 different police officers serve as a backdrop
and hang different police agency logos and banners
around the room. We can fly a law enforcement
banner behind THE PRESIDENT for added effect.
PROPOSED SCENARIO
THE PRESIDENT arrives the Radisson Hotel and proceeds to the
Holding Room. After a brief hold, THE PRESIDENT will proceed to
the off-stage announcement area and will be introduced onto the
dais and take his seat. Governor Kastle will introduce THE
PRESIDENT for remarks. Upon conclusion of remarks, THE PRESIDENT
will proceed to the Holding Room. Following a brief hold, THE
PRESIDENT will board the Motorcade and depart the Radisson Hotel
en route Brandywine Landing Zone.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
LANCASTER, PA AND WILMINGTON, DE
7:45 am
THE PRESIDENT departs White House en route
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
(FLIGHT TIME: 55 MINUTES)
8:40 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Conestoga High School,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
8:45 am
THE PRESIDENT disembarks Marine One and proceeds
to Private Meeting with drug victims.
8:50 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Private Meeting Room and
begins participation with Drug Victims.
9:10 am
THE PRESIDENT concludes participation in
Meeting and proceeds to Holding Room.
9:11 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Holding Room.
9:15 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Holding Room and proceeds
to Gymnasium Off-Stage Announcement Area.
9:17 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Off-Stage Announcement Area.
EVENT:
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
RUFFLES AND FLOURISHES
OFF-STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
9:20 am
THE PRESIDENT is announced onto Dais and proceeds
to Seat.
9:25 am
THE PRESIDENT is introduced by TBD.
9:30 am
THE PRESIDENT Remarks.
9:50 am
THE PRESIDENT concludes Remarks, departs Stage
and proceeds to Holding Room.
9:53 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Holding Room.
9:55 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Holding Room and proceeds
to Motorcade.
10:00 am
THE PRESIDENT boards Motorcade and departs
Conestoga High School en route Penn Johns
School.
(DRIVE TIME: 5 MINUTES)
10:05 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Penn Johns School and
proceeds to Meeting Room.
EVENT:
MEETING WITH AMISH MENNONITE LEADERSHIP
10:07 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Penn Johns School and
begins participation in Meeting with Amish
Leadership.
10:40 am
THE PRESIDENT concludes participation in Meeting,
departs Penn Johns School and proceeds to Holding
Room.
10:42 am
THE PRESIDENT arrives Holding Room.
10:44 am
THE PRESIDENT departs Holding Room and proceeds
to Motorcade.
10:45 am
THE PRESIDENT boards Motorcade and departs Penn
Johns School en route Conestoga Valley High School
Landing Zone.
24 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Holding Room and proceeds to
Motorcade.
is to
:5 pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Walnut Street YMCA en route
Radisson Hotel Wilmington.
1 en
(DRIVE TIME: 5 MINUTES)
) pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Radisson Hotel Wilmington
and proceeds to Holding Room.
pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Holding Room.
:ade.
pm
THE PRESIDENT departs Holding Room and proceeds
to Off-Stage Announcement Area.
ADDRESS TO DELAWARE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS
and
m
THE PRESIDENT is introduced onto Dais and proceeds
to Seat.
n
THE PRESIDENT is introduced by Governor Kastle.
proceeds
THE PRESIDENT Remarks.
THE PRESIDENT concludes Remarks, departs Stage
ATION
and proceeds to Holding Room.
articipation
THE PRESIDENT arrives Holding Room.
THE PRESIDENT departs Holding Room and proceeds to
in Karate
Motorcade.
Room.
THE PRESIDENT beards Motorcade and departs
Radisson Hotel Wilmington en route Wilmington
Airport.
(DRIVE TIME: 5 MINUTES)
1:25 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives Wilmington Airport and
proceeds to Marine One.
1:30 pm
THE PRESIDENT boards Marine One and degarts
Wilmington, Delaware en route White House.
(FLIGHT TIME: 55 MINUTES)
2:25 pm
THE PRESIDENT arrives White House.