Dan Burton: “Reclaiming my time, and I just want to say this. If there is a problem…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2006

Reclaiming my time, and I just want to say this. If there is a problem that has evolved out of this discussion tonight, it lays at the feet of Hugo Chavez. It lays at his feet. Because there was an agreement that was hammered out between his people and the DEA here in the United States. He asked for more time, we gave them more time. He wouldn't sign it nor would he give us a date certain when he would sign it. How long do you wait? How long do you wait for drugs to continue to come into the United States before we get an agreement saying we are going to allow the DEA to do their job?

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