On the recordDecember 13, 2011
Just finally, we can cover the international drug conspiracies with a reasonably drawn bill. Unfortunately, this bill not only covers the international drug conspiracies, but also, as the gentleman from Tennessee has pointed out, those who are ensnared by doing things that are legal where they occur, but if you agree to do it in the United States, it is all of a sudden a drug conspiracy that'll subject you to all kinds of mandatory minimums. I would hope that we would defeat this bill, start from scratch and draw a bill that covers what ought to be covered and leaves out what ought not be covered. Agreeing to go to Canada or go to Amsterdam to do something which is legal ought not be a criminal conspiracy in the United States. With that, Mr. Speaker, I hope we will defeat the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
