[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1720-H1721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ELECTION YEAR POLITICS WITH THE WAR ON DRUGS

  (Mr. DOOLITTLE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, today's Washington Post contains the 
following headline, ``About Face, Clinton To Restore Staff He Cut From 
Antidrug Office.''
  First paragraph reads:

       Moving full circle in this election year, President Clinton 
     plans an ambitious upgrading of White House drug control 
     policy office, 3 years after virtually wiping out that 
     office.

  Mr. Speaker, a recent survey shows huge increases in drug use amongst 
our children. Not only is there increasing drug use, but the average 
age at which children first use drugs is now age 13.
  Mr. Speaker, the President has pursued a policy of appeasement in the

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war on drugs. He has cut drug enforcement programs. As Members heard, 
he has, in fact, been AWOL in the war on drugs. And now, in an election 
year, he has decided to do something about it.
  Mr. Speaker, it is truly tragic that our children have been allowed 
to suffer for 3 years while the President was pursuing his true 
priorities.

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