well, first of all, i think it's been a shame that ondcp and the federal government generally hasn't recognized recovery more broadly and fully. and we want to change that. we're opening an office of recovery to-to do a lot of the things that were talked about. but government generally, from the ondcp perspective i think the first thing starts with saying what you want. what government wants is people to get into recovery. we don't just want people to be abstinent, we want them to have a full, rich life in recovery. so that's a good start. that's not enough. government needs to do more as the major purchaser of addiction services to start purchasing systems of care, not pieces. many states, many cities will tell you, yeah, we have a recovery- oriented system of care. this group over here does detox, that group over there does, you know, rehab, this group over here does long-term out-patient. but they haven't purchased a system. it's like saying i have a car-the wheels are down in the basement, the transmission's up there in the attic-i got a car. well, the car doesn't run. and we nee

we need to reinvigorate our efforts and i'm excited about the new leadership at ondcp. with director kerlikowske's leadership, new ideas and a fresh approach, fresh approaches are being developed to prevent substance use and treat disorders and promote recovery. this year's theme, "together we learn together we heal," calls all of us to unite and encourage drug free living. treatment programs and family members and neighbors can all help assist those who experience addiction. and i have not met anyone in this country who through a friend, a colleague, a coworker, or a relative has not experienced some form of a very difficult situation as a result of the things that we are all trying to make better in this nation. intervention has helped put national awareness of this illness front and center and we're very proud of that. but we realize that there is much more that we can do to help, which is why last year a&e launched the recovery project, a wide-ranging initiative designed to help raise awareness that addiction is a treatable disease and recovery is possible. by worki

in 2006 congress directed the ondcp to develop a counternarcotics strategy with the border with mexico. this mirrors the strategy for our northern border. while we continue to assess drug trafficking across our southern border we must not lose sight with the ease of which our northern border can be exploited by dangerous drug smugglers. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: has the gentleman yielded back all his time? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yielded back. mr. scott: i yield to the gentleman from new york, who has worked very hard on this bill, the gentleman from new york, mr. owens, for the balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman. mr. owens: thank you. madam speaker, i want to thank chairman conyers and chairman thompson for their leadership and bringing h.r. 4748 to the floor with the senate amendment. our northern border with canada spans over 4,000 miles, the l