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Jim Inhofe: I hope that Gen. Barry McCaffrey will be confirmed and will come out with a very aggressive drug program. I only regret…

On the recordJanuary 25, 1996
I hope that Gen. Barry McCaffrey will be confirmed and will come out with a very aggressive drug program. I only regret that we lost 3 years in the battle against drugs in America. Everything that the Senator from Utah said made a lot of sense to me. Peacemaking I am also concerned about two other things that no one is talking about, Mr. President. One is a statement that was made by the President of the United States, not one time but twice during his State of the Union Message. He said that "Americans should no longer have to fend for themselves." Americans should no longer have to fend for themselves.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing drug policy and the President's statements during the State of the Union address.

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