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“2000 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E474 on April 3, 2000.
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2000 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
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speech of
HON. J.C. WATTS, JR.
of oklahoma
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, March 29, 2000
The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3908) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes:
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Chairman, last night in my district in McClain County, Oklahoma, a home was completely destroyed in a methamphetamine lab explosion. The explosion was so intense the toxic waste disposal team could not clean the area for several hours. Every day in Oklahoma, families are exposed to toxic fumes that are disbursed in meth lab explosions. Earlier this month, in Grove, Oklahoma, 26 people were rushed to the emergency room as a result of another meth lab explosion. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation estimates that there are 900 meth labs in Oklahoma, and thousands upon thousands of these illegal meth labs across the country.
The DEA, which funds the clean up of these illegal meth labs, has already run out of funds for this year.
Today, this body has the opportunity to help the people of Oklahoma and thousands of other communities across this country. Representative Hutchinson's amendment will use existing Justice Department funds to supply the Drug Enforcement Administration with 15 million dollars to clean up meth labs across the nation.
I urge my colleagues to stand with Representative Hutchinson and myself to provide our communities with protection from these dangerous illegal meth labs. Vote ``yes'' on the Hutchinson amendment.
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