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Mark Souder: I wanted to clarify a couple of things that were said here earlier. One is, in fact, when the government cut back its…

On the recordMay 5, 1998
I wanted to clarify a couple of things that were said here earlier. One is, in fact, when the government cut back its interdiction effort, we saw the street prices on cocaine and crack drop and the epidemic swept across America. Another question is whether or not certain rights have been violated unintentionally or even intentionally. They should not be. We need to be careful of that. But, in fact, the little 2-year-old in Fort Wayne and the 5-year-old who were shot down in a drive-by shooting had their rights violated as well. We have to get control of this drug epidemic in our homes, in our neighborhoods, and in our schools.
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Mark Souder
Indiana

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Addressing the impact of drug policy on crime and community safety.

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