[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MEXICO DOES NOT DESERVE COMMENDATION FOR THEIR WAR AGAINST DRUGS

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, 2 out of every 3 tons of cocaine that 
comes into America comes from Mexico and through Mexico. Brown Mexico 
heroin is as plentiful in American cities at times as jelly beans. 
Three assassinations in Mexico were recently now attributed to the drug 
cartel down there in Mexico.
  It has gotten so bad Mexicans are running across the border with 
backpacks full of cocaine and heroin, and guess what, the 
administration commended Mexico for their war against drugs.
  Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Commending Mexico for their war against 
drugs is like commending Iran for their record on terrorism. I think 
NAFTA has taken on a whole new meaning. It now should be known as the 
``Narcotics Anonymous Federal Treatment Administration,'' and believe 
me, we need it.
  I think the truth is, I remember when the administration gave a pat 
on the back to Gen. Manuel Noriega for his efforts on drugs. Think 
about that one a while.


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