[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19088]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          DRUGS AND TERRORISM

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support President Bush's 
stellar leadership during these difficult times. His compassion, 
integrity, and sound judgment sound brightly as critical steps are 
taken to combat terrorism at home and abroad.
  This is a different kind of a war and a different kind of enemy, but 
many of the problems have been with us for a long time. Drug-related 
income funds the Taliban regime by as much as $50 million per year. 
Clearly, drugs fund terrorism. I chair the Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, and am a member of the Speaker's Task Force for a Drug Free 
America. The relationship between drug traffic and terrorism is 
undeniable not only in the Middle East, but in South America. The war 
on terrorism must coincide with our efforts to end the illegal drug 
trade.
  Mr. Speaker, drug use is not a victimless crime. It funds the murder 
of our own people.

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