Jeff Miller: “after a decade of progress under Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Bill Clinton is leading the full-scale retreat on the…”

“after a decade of progress under Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Bill Clinton is leading the full-scale retreat on the war on drugs. Upon arriving in the White House, Bill Clinton began by dismantling the war on drugs. He began by slashing the U.S. military's drug interdiction budget by 1,000 positions. In February 1993, he eliminated 83 percent of the staff at the Office of National Drug Policy. That is where the drug czar works. Bill Clinton cut Customs Service interdiction by 20 percent. And to top it off, in December 1993, the Clinton-appointed Surgeon General, Jocelyn Elders, publicly talked about drug legalization. Mr. Speaker, is it any surprise that under Bill Clinton's watch the number of 12- to 17-year-olds using marijuana has doubled? And marijuana use today starts at a younger age. The average age of first use is about 13 rac{1}{2} years. The children of today are coming under the era of the President who said, I didn't inhale. And now it is our communities that are feeling the pain.”