John Mica: “With this signature heroin program results, we see a dramatic increase in Mexican heroin. This is heroin produced in…”

“With this signature heroin program results, we see a dramatic increase in Mexican heroin. This is heroin produced in Mexico. Just a one digit several years ago is now double digits, 14 percent. We see South American heroin 75 percent, most of it coming from Colombia. But if my colleagues remember the other chart, most of it is flowing through Mexico. Almost all of it is transversing through Mexico. What does this budget have as far as dealing with the Mexico problem? U.S.-Mexico border security funds, again not adequately provided for. So do we have in the President's budget a proposal to deal with the problems, to deal with the narcotics, and to deal with it in a cost-effective manner? We can throw money at problems. This Congress is an expert at throwing money at problems. But are we solving the problems? Are we putting the money into it, and sometimes small amounts of money? The program we started in Peru and Bolivia, those countries in the next several years, will almost totally eliminate cocaine production. Will we start? We need to get our program started back in Colombia. We have a new president there, a new opportunity. We need to get equipment resources and assistance to stop that production there. So this budget is a little bit scary to me because they have not learned. We have paid a high price.…”