"Are there any strategies in place to limit not just the ability of cartels to smuggle in massive quantities, but also to produce the illicit drugs in the first place?"
"The epidemic has cost the State close to $1.4 billion, and in spite of the best efforts by local law enforcement, we continue to have one of the highest abuse rates in the Nation."
"We need to improve incentives where we can. We also need to improve capital where we can."
"I think it is not just a question of incentives. I think 'too big to fail' is a big, challenging problem."
"The problem of meth is really a public health problem as much as it is a law enforcement problem."
"I hope the Committee and the Obama Administration assigns sufficient gravity to this very serious problem impacting smaller cities, towns, and rural areas."
"Colorado depends on coordination between Federal, State, and local authorities to keep families safe and go after bad actors."
"Tom Strickland is one of the finest public servants that has ever been produced by the State of Colorado."
"He is somebody who cares passionately about making sure that our generation leaves more opportunity, not less, to the generation that is coming after us."
"I just want to thank you for holding the hearing and recognize that it is going to be the first in a series, because there is probably nothing more important that we will do in this Committee this yea..."
"I can think of no one better to help guide this Committee through our discussion on the reauthorization of Federal transit programs than John."