[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AND THE WAR ON DRUGS

  (Ms. GREENE of Utah asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GREENE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, in 1993, Bill Clinton's National 
Security Council dropped the priority of the drug war from 3 to No. 29, 
that's 29th out of 29 priorities. At the same time, he slashed the 
Office of National Drug Policy by 83 percent.
  In his budget for fiscal year 1995, Clinton proposed doing away with 
621 total drug enforcement positions throughout the Government. And 
from 1992 to 1995, the Drug Enforcement Administration lost 227 agents.
  In 1994, the Clinton administration told the Treasury Department's 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to devote only 50 percent to drug 
enforcement, instead of the normal 80 percent. This unit provides 
intelligence on money laundering by drug dealers.
  And during his whole term as President, Bill Clinton has rarely 
talked about the drug issue or the explosion of drug use by our 
children.
  Mr. Speaker, America cannot survive with this kind of leadership. The 
children of America need a President who is willing to wage a real war 
on drugs.

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