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Paul Coverdell: “amendment No. 2262, parallels the House-passed resolution passed unanimously this week that Congress set aside money for…”

On the recordApril 2, 1998
amendment No. 2262, parallels the House-passed resolution passed unanimously this week that Congress set aside money for Black Hawks--$36 million. In last year's foreign operations spending bill the President signed this provision into law. But the money has not been spent. Black Hawks will work better than any alternative in eradicating the poppyseed that grows in Colombia. This poppy is used for heroin, which is becoming increasingly a problem in American cities. We have a choice. We can either fight heroin at the source, or we can treat the victims in our own neighborhoods. You do not win a war treating the wounded. Let us get serious in this drug war and pass the amendment. I attempted to come to a resolution with the good Senator from Vermont, but we could not reach agreement. Therefore, we will have to vote on the amendment.
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Paul Coverdell
Georgia
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Discussing an amendment related to funding for Black Hawk helicopters to combat drug production in Colombia.

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