Asa Hutchinson: “this House will vote today on a supplemental spending bill. It will help maintain peace in Kosovo and fight…”

“this House will vote today on a supplemental spending bill. It will help maintain peace in Kosovo and fight narcoterrorists in Colombia. However, there is one emergency that is not addressed. For that reason, I will be offering an amendment to help our States and communities pay for the cleanup of methamphetamine labs, those dangerous and deadly meth labs. It is truly an emergency. The Drug Enforcement Administration is currently out of money to help our States on meth lab cleanups. My colleagues hear it in their States; I hear it in my State. My amendment will give the DEA $15 million to get through this year in helping our States and our local police. It is not new money, but it is a reallocation of the COPS program. It will make a difference to our communities; but more importantly, it will keep our police moving forward on reducing the production of meth that is tearing apart our families, our communities, and destroying lives. Mr. Speaker, for that reason, I would ask my colleagues to support that amendment when it is offered.”