James T. Callahan: “the amendment really cuts the heart out of the entire program of Plan Colombia because it would prohibit the money to…”

“the amendment really cuts the heart out of the entire program of Plan Colombia because it would prohibit the money to train the counternarcotics pavilion. I think the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) recognizes that. Without this training money, there is no reason for the rest of the package. I think the gentlewoman recognizes that. But the primary reason I rise, other than in nonsupport of the gentlewoman's amendment, is to correct some perception that may have come from her remarks and the remarks of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) about our concern about drug prevention and abuse programs in this country. Let me remind my colleagues that we have appropriated more than $10 billion towards this program. The President of the United States has come to us and said, in addition to that money, there is an emergency problem in interdiction. He has said, in effect, that we have appropriated a sufficient amount of money for drug prevention and abuse programs in this country. So let us not create a perception that this Congress, both sides of the aisle included, is ignoring the internal problem that we have, the domestic problem we have here in the United States.”