Andrea Joy Campbell: “This bill contains $25.6 billion in mandatory and discretionary funding for fiscal year 1998. Reaching this level of…”

“This bill contains $25.6 billion in mandatory and discretionary funding for fiscal year 1998. Reaching this level of funding has not been an easy task, and I would like at this time to publicly thank the ranking member, Senator Kohl, for his cooperation and continued effort in supporting this bill. We have tried our best to be supportive of the requests of individual Senators, and I think our bill reflects that. This bill funds 40 percent of all Federal law enforcement. Adequate funding for this activity has been a top priority for both Senator Kohl and myself. In addition to providing sufficient funding for law enforcement, this bill goes a long way in encouraging the IRS to stay on track with modernization while at the same time addressing their needs for the year 2000 computer program. Also, this bill provides for a new $195 million antidrug campaign for the Office of National Drug Control Policy targeted at our Nation's youth. This is $20 million above what the administration has requested. In addition, this bill provides $10 million for the Drug Free Communities Act, a program which 27 Members of the Senate cosponsored.”