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Betty Sembler, anti-drug crusader, honored on U.S. House floor

By Alex Leary | Times Washington bureau chief
Published Jul. 28, 2015

Rep. David Jolly took to the House floor today to honor Betty Sembler, who on July 23 stepped down as founder and chair of Drug Free America Foundation. Sembler and her husband, Mel, have long been associated with the anti-drug movement in the U.S. The new chair is Jim Holton.

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