Jerry Moran: “a methamphetamine epidemic is plaguing America, as we know. It has…”

On the recordJune 27, 2006

a methamphetamine epidemic is plaguing America, as we know. It has become the leading drug problem in my home State of Kansas. The Byrne-JAG program is a critical tool for Kansas drug and law enforcement as they fight this methamphetamine abuse production and trafficking. It is especially true of rural communities who have fewer resources and live and die by these Federal grants. Today, I spoke to Cristi Cain, a meth prevention organization leader. Here is her quote: Reduced funding means reduced enforcement, which means increased addiction, increased trafficking, increased manufacturing, which means more injured and killed children, more fires and more explosions, more crime to support the addiction. In short, an endangered Kansan. I urge adoption of the Kennedy amendment.

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