[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RELEASE FREEH'S MEMO REGARDING THE WAR ON DRUGS

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Madam Speaker, last month, Newsweek magazine ran a 
story on the politics of the war on drugs. Here is a quote from the 
article: ``Although cocaine is still a major problem and heroin is 
getting worse, it is simply beyond argument that Bill Clinton has 
failed to use the powers of his office to lead the war on drugs.''
  The articles goes on to report that 18 months ago, FBI Director Louis 
Freeh wrote a ``scathing'' memo detailing how illegal drugs were 
flowing into America like an all-conquering army. Freeh reportedly said 
there was no true leadership in the war on drugs.
  Madam Speaker, what else was in that memo? What could have motivated 
Bill Clinton's hand-picked FBI director to make these revelations? And 
why hasn't this memo been released?
  The Clinton administration should release the Freeh memo, and while 
they are at it, they can explain to the American people why they have 
done so very little to stop the flow of these drugs when they knew 
about it over 18 months ago.

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