[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             FDA CRAZINESS

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, by the way, I agree with the previous 
speaker.
  Mr. Speaker, drug use by teenagers has exploded in this country, yet 
the President only seems to want to ignore it.
  Now we have found out that the FDA is trying to prevent parents from 
purchasing a home drug testing kit.
  Why? Because families won't be able to address the issue correctly, 
and it will cause family discord.
  Can they be serious? A recent poll showed that 96 percent of parents 
felt they should have the right to direct and control the upbringing 
and discipline of their children.
  The President wants to let the FDA eliminate smoking and cigarettes, 
but he won't even give parents a chance to handle their own teenager's 
drug use.
  This is the last straw. The President and the FDA have lost it. Maybe 
they did inhale.
  I yield back the balance, urging the FDA to just don't do it.

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