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Hal Rogers: “And, of course, we do not appropriate for the office of the drug czar in the White House. We appropriate for the Justice…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1997
And, of course, we do not appropriate for the office of the drug czar in the White House. We appropriate for the Justice Department. Now if the gentleman has information that the Justice Department is studying the legalization or medicinal uses of marijuana, give that to me forthwith.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Discussing appropriations related to drug policy and the Justice Department.

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