Political Quotes

“I thank the architects of this wonderful initiative, because really it is about our children. There is no more precious resource in this Nation than our children and their futures. Frankly, the viability of our Nation rests on doing something about this very, very important problem. The American people might say, well, the Congress has talked about this for decades. We have attacked the problem of drug abuse, whether from the interdiction and stricter laws or the education side; we have debated about who is more correct on fighting drugs, the White House or the Congress. We have had these debates over the last several decades. Frankly, I think it points out most importantly that the Congress and the White House, whomever is in control of either, really does understand that there is probably no greater scourge, no more pressing public policy issue than dealing with this problem of those who push poison upon our children. That is why I am so delighted and thank my good colleagues and the architects of this important legislation, the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, for this wonderful initiative.”