Mark Kennedy: “meth threatens lives, safety, and health at great cost to all of us. That is why the meth provisions included in the…”

“meth threatens lives, safety, and health at great cost to all of us. That is why the meth provisions included in the PATRIOT Act reauthorization are so important. I am pleased this legislation contains several significant provisions I authored, including enhanced criminal penalties originally a part of the anti-meth SLAM Act I introduced with Representative Darlene Hooley. This bill also contains a drug certification provision I authored to stop the flow of meth from Mexico. I thank Chairmen Sensenbrenner and Souder for their extraordinary leadership in moving this bill to the floor. I urge its swift passage. Doing so will send a strong signal that Congress is serious about fighting the scourge of meth. We must send a signal to the pushers of this poison that they are not welcome in our communities. We must send a signal to the law enforcement officers who wake up every morning to protect our families that we stand with them in the fight against drugs and will work to give them every tool they need to be successful. I urge all of my colleagues to support this important bill. ____________________”