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Charles Norwood: “If, in fact, Mexico was sending us 5,000 metric tons of marijuana, 50 metric tons of amphetamine, and 10 metric tons of…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2004
If, in fact, Mexico was sending us 5,000 metric tons of marijuana, 50 metric tons of amphetamine, and 10 metric tons of heroin, we are not doing really good stopping it with that $40 million. I will tell the gentleman that. Maybe we need to tell them if they do not want to work with us in sending murderers back to our justice system, perhaps we need to keep our $40 million and put it in American hands to stop the illegal traffic.
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Charles Norwood
Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing drug trafficking and funding during a debate on U.S.-Mexico relations.

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