[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   INCREASED DRUG USE IS INTOLERABLE

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks).
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton said on June 16, 
1992, when asked about inhaling marijuana: Sure, I would inhale 
marijuana if I could, I tried before.
  After the took office, Bill Clinton effectively abandoned the war on 
drugs. He slashed the White House Office of Drug Control Policy by 80 
percent. He cut the number of drug enforcement agents and cut training 
for them. His National Security Council dropped the war on drugs from 
third to dead last among their priorities. His Surgeon General even 
suggested legalizing drugs.
  What has been the result of all this? Overall drug use among kids 12 
to 17 years old has gone up 78 percent. Marijuana use among the same 
group has gone up 105 percent, and LSD use has gone up 183 percent.
  Mr. Speaker, this is intolerable. The American people need to know 
these facts. I hope they remember them in November.

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