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Neillsaysheexpectsittopassbytomorrow.Amongotherthings,thebillwouldincreasepenaltiesforviolators,providemoneytoincreasedrugenforcementandcoastguardpersonnel,andrequiredrugproducingcountriestoestablisheradicationprogramsasaconditionofUSsupportfordevelopmentloans.
AculturalexchangebetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionmayfaceanAmericanboycottunlessUSNewsandWorldReportcorrespondent,NicholasDaniloff,isfreedfromaMoscowjail.AnAmericanstyletownmeetingisscheduledtotakeplaceinLatvianextweek,butthetwohundredseventyAmericansduetotakepartsaytheywon'
tgoifDaniloffremainsinjail.TheyaddthedecisionisapersonaloneandisnotbeingmadebytheReaganAdministrationinretaliationfortheDaniloffdetention.
EgyptianandIsraelinegotiatorshavereachedagreementonresolvingtheTababorderdispute,clearingthewayforasummitbetweenthetwocountriestobegintomorrow.EgyptianPresidentHosniMubarakandIsraeliPrimeMinisterShimonPereswillmeetinAlexandria.DetailsoftheTabaagreementhavenotbeenmadeavailable.
TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesisdebatinganomnibusdrugbillandexpectstopassthemeasuretomorrow.Thoughthebillhasattractedstrongbipartisansupport,NPR'
sCokeyRobertsreportsthedebateontheissuepointsupthedifferencesbetweenpoliticalparties.
WhenCongressreturnedfromtheFourthofJulyrecess,HouseSpeakerTipO'
Neillsaidtherewasonlyonethingmembersweretalkingaboutinthecloak-room:
drugs.TheDemocratsquicklypulledtogetherchairmenfromtwelvedifferentcommitteestodraftadrugpackage.Then,stungbycriticismthattheywereactinginapartisanfashion,theDemocraticleadersinvitedtheRepublicanstojointheminthenewlydeclaredwarondrugs.So,whenthebillcametotheHousefloortoday,thepartyleadersledoffdebate.TexasDemocratJimWright.
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stimetodeclareanall-outwar,tomobilizeourforces,publicandprivate,nationalandlocal,inatotalcoordinatedassaultuponthismenace,whichisdrainingoureconomyofsometwohundredandthirtybilliondollarsthisyear,slowlyrottingawaythefabricofoursociety,seducingandkillingouryoung.Thatitwilltakemoneyishardlydebatable.Wecan'
tfightartillerywithspitballs."
Thequestionofjusthowmuchmoneythismeasurewillcosthasnotbeenansweredtothesatisfactionofallmembers.Democratssayit'
soneandhalfbilliondollarsoverthreeyears,withalmostsevenhundredthousandfornextyear.Republicansclaimthepricetagwillrunhigherandaretryingtoemphasizeotheraspectsofthedrugbattle,aspectswhichtheythinkplaybetterinRepublicancampaigns.MinorityleaderRobertMichel.
Theultimatecureforthedrugepidemicmustcomefromwithintheheartofeachindividualfacedwiththetemptationoftakingdrugs.Itisultimatelyaproblemofcharacter,ofwillpower,offamilyandcommunity,andconcern,andpersonalpride."
Amongotheritems,thebillbeforetheHouseincreasespenaltiesformostdrugrelatedcrimes,setstheminimumjailtermoftwentyyearsfordrugtraffickingandmanufacturing,authorizesmoneyforthedrugenforcementadministrationandprisonconstruction,beefsuptheabilityofthecoastguardandcustomsservicetostopdrugscomingintothiscountry,andcreatesprogramsfordrugeducation.ThevarioussectionsofthemeasuregiveHousemembersampleopportunitytospeakonanissuewheretheywanttheirvoicesheard.MarylandDemocraticBarbaraMcCulskywasnominatedfortheSenateyesterday.Today,shespoketothepartofthebillwhichfundsdrugeradicationprogramsinforeigncountries.
Whenwefoughtyellowfever,wedidn'
tgoatitonemosquitoatatime.Wewentrighttotheswamp.That'
swhattheForeignAffairssectionofthislegislationwilldo.Itwillgototheswamps,orwherecocaineiseithergrown,refined,ormanufactured."
RepublicanHensonMooreisrunningfortheSenateinLouisiana.Hespoketothepartofthedrugbillwhichchangesthetradelawsforcountrieswhichdealindrugs.
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sabsolutelyidiotic.Itneedstobestopped:
thissituationofwhereacountrycanselllegallytousontheonehandandillegallytousunderthetable,sellingdrugsinthiscountrypoisoningouryoungpeopleandourpopulation."
TodayinChina,inNanjing,balloons,firecrackersandliondancersmarkthededicationoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversity—NanjingUniversityCenterforChineseandAmericanStudies.ForthefirsttimesinceWorldWarII,ChineseandAmericanstudentswillattendagraduateinstitutioninChinathatisadministeredjointlyby