[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    WAR AGAINST METHAMPHETAMINE ACT

  (Mr. REYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the War 
Against Methamphetamine Act introduced by my colleague the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Calvert).
  We have all heard the staggering numbers related to meth labs across 
the country. The most troubling figure, in my mind, is the number of 
children that have been found at the lab seizure sites, 1,252 children 
at the sites.
  This legislation increases penalties related to amphetamine and 
creates new and additional penalties for the production of these 
dangerous drugs. This bill also establishes a national center that 
would be created in conjunction and coordination with the Drug 
Enforcement Agency, the L.A. Clearinghouse, and the El Paso 
Intelligence Center, which is, by the way, located in my district.
  The National Center will collect, analyze, and distribute all seizure 
information sent in by law enforcement officials across the country. 
This National Center will allow law enforcement officials across the 
country to instantly access vital information on these kinds of 
seizures.
  I urge all my colleagues to cosponsor this bill and support our local 
law enforcement.

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