[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H7268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AMERICA'S CHILDREN DESERVE BETTER

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, while continuing to fund his 
pet projects around the world, President Clinton has turned his back on 
the Nation's fight against drugs.
  For 3 years this President has made severe staff cuts to drug 
enforcement agencies, and, of course, drug use among children has 
skyrocketed. Among 12- and 13-year-olds alone marijuana use has 
increased 137 percent. One reason is because Mexican drug smugglers 
have invaded and taken over the Texas border, allowing them to bring 
marijuana, cocaine, and heroin into our country and to our children at 
will.
  Even the President's drug czar admits we have lost control of the 
border. President Clinton gave $20 billion to bail out Mexico, but now 
when we need to protect our own citizens against Mexican drug lords he 
says wait.
  Mr. Speaker, America's children deserve better.

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