"The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets."  - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

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On February 2, 2010, President Obama nominated Michele Marie Leonhart to be the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency.  A hearing to consider the nomination was held on November 17, 2010.  An archived webcast is available.

• Committee Questionnaire and Related Materials
• Responses to Questions Submitted for the Record
  
• Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination

Committee Questionnaire

• Question 12A - Books, Articles, Reporters, Letters to the Editor, Editorial Pieces, Other Published Materials
• Question 12C - Testimony, Official Statements, Other Communications Relating to Matters of Public Policy or Legal Interpretation
• Question 12D - Speeches, Talks, Commencement Speeches, Remarks, Lectures, Panel Discussions, Conferences, Political Speeches, Question-and-Answer Sessions
• Question 12E - Part 1 - Interviews
• Question 12E - Part 2 - Interviews

Responses to Questions Submitted for the Record

• Questions for the Record: Ranking Member Jeff Sessions
• Questions for the Record: Senator Herb Kohl
• Questions for the Record: Senator Chuck Grassley
  

Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination

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