[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: February 2, 1994]
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                           RENEW WAR ON DRUGS

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, on the campaign trail, then-Governor 
Clinton admits he ``tried marijuana, but never inhaled.''
  Fiscal year 1993 Transportation Appropriations bill cuts funding for 
operating expenses of the Coast Guard--a vital agent in the 
interdiction process.
  Fiscal year 1993 Treasury-Postal Appropriations bill cuts funding for 
Office of National Drug Control Policy--a vital coordinating agency of 
the Government.
  Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders suggests legalization of drugs.
  January 31, 1994, researchers at the University of Michigan report 
that marijuana use, LSD use, and inhalant use is up on high school 
students.
  As anyone can tell you, there is a direct correlation between drug 
use and violence in our country. Recent Gallup polls tell us that 
violence is the No. 1 concern of the taxpayers today.
  Interestingly enough, according to the above-listed events, it is 
obviously not the No. 1 concern of the Clinton administration. As a 
matter of fact, one might get the impression from these events that the 
Clinton administration is actually making it more difficult for us to 
put an end to illicit drug use, hence, making it more difficult for us 
to decrease violence in the United States.
  For quite some time I have stated we need to maintain and strengthen 
our efforts in the war against illicit drugs or we will begin to see 
more than surveys that tell us kids are not worried about using drugs. 
We will see less productivity in the job force, more ruined 
relationships, greater health care costs, and more obituaries.

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