Nancy Pelosi: “Mr. Chairman, my colleagues have very eloquently pointed out what a good investment that treatment on demand and…”

“Mr. Chairman, my colleagues have very eloquently pointed out what a good investment that treatment on demand and prevention are to our people in need of substance abuse treatment in our country. They have also pointed out that it is a wise investment, that it saves money, that it is 23 times more effective than a source country control that we are proposing that is being proposed in the supplemental bill. But I want to make another point, Mr. Chairman; and that is that this Committee of the Whole could make this $600 million investment and save us a great deal of money in the short and long run. We could follow the lead of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Porter), our distinguished chairman. In this bill, he has reported out of the committee $500 million worth of spending that has been designated emergency, that has not required any offset as long as there is a request of an emergency requirement as defined by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. So this is not going afield. It is following the example. If the Republicans could find this emergency standing for their priorities, why cannot we do it for people who need help in our country on the substance abuse side?”