[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PORKER OF THE WEEK AWARD

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Madam Speaker, 12 years and nearly $6 billion after 
passage of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, many 
schools are neither drug-free nor safe.
  Using this drug prevention money, one Michigan school district gained 
$81,000 worth of giant plastic teeth and toothbrushes. Police in 
Hammond, Louisiana, have a squad car. It is a 3-foot, remote-control 
replica that cost $6,500. And Virginia Beach, Virginia, has extra 
lifeguards with this drug money.
  Students in Richmond, Virginia, are enjoying the social benefits of a 
$16,000 drug-free party guide. It includes tips on Jello wrestling and 
holding pageants where guys dress up in women's wear. Los Angeles 
schools have a new van for transporting sports equipment and have given 
away $16,000 in tickets to Disneyland and Dodger Stadium to students 
who have pledged to listen to their parents.
  These examples are only the tip of the iceberg. I guess it should not 
surprise us that the White House wants $605 million more for this 
program.
  Good idea, bad implementation. The Department of Education gets my 
porker of the week award.

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