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Sander Levin: “I rise as someone who has seen the DARE programs in operation, and I believe they are effective. As I understand it, in…”

On the recordMarch 9, 1994
I rise as someone who has seen the DARE programs in operation, and I believe they are effective. As I understand it, in addition to this earmark in the present language, there is a set-aside for community programs regarding drug abuse from the local education authorities and there is a specific reference, I think, to priority being given to programs of demonstrated effectiveness and those which have recently or previously received assistance under the DARE program. Is that correct?
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Sander Levin
Michigan
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the effectiveness of DARE programs during a committee meeting.

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