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Paul Coverdell: Just to reiterate, we are in the midst of a drug epidemic. This is not a time to undercut the Presidential request for…

On the recordJuly 24, 1996
Just to reiterate, we are in the midst of a drug epidemic. This is not a time to undercut the Presidential request for direct funding to the war on narcotics and the war on 8- to 13-year-olds in America--8 to 13 years of age. They are the target. The havoc that we would pay for this is immeasurable and indescribable.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia

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Discussing the importance of funding for international narcotics in response to a drug epidemic.

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