Political Quotes

“I recently visited a prison in my district, a Federal prison; and 80 percent of those there were addicted to a drug. I believe the figure was 60 percent were there because they were selling drugs. That is a huge figure, $35,000 per person to incarcerate people. We certainly can afford to invest in drug treatment and in prevention. But I wanted to mention the issue of methamphetamine again. The gentleman talked about the big labs in California. I come from a very rural area. There is hardly a month that goes by that in our local community, a small town, the local paper talks of another meth bust, another lab found. And I want to tell the Members the story of Suzie. Her name is not Suzie, but I want to protect the family. I remember vividly when Suzie moved to our area. She married a person locally who was very successful, a family. She was pleasant. She was attractive. She was smart. And as years rolled by, I had heard that Suzie might have a cocaine problem. I did not know. But I do know this: over a year ago, or maybe it was 2 years ago now, there was a major meth bust in our region, and it was proven that she was one of the kingpins.”