Why did Norm Coleman make it easier to use meth?
Because Norm would rather side with George Bush and Republicans than with Minnesotans.
In January 2003, Coleman joined fellow Republicans in voting to kill an amendment proposed by Senator Tom Harkin. The Harkin amendment would have provided $634.7 million in Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations to rural law enforcement agencies for antidrug programs. According to floor statements from the Senate record, the funding helped law enforcement pursue meth producers. The motion to kill the amendment was agreed to in a vote of 52-46. [Congressional Quarterly, 1/17/03; HJ Res 2, Vote #6, 1/17/03]
Coleman's vote denied $8.5 million in anti-drug law enforcement funding for rural Minnesota. Coleman voted to table the amendment, which proposed restoring funding levels to FY02 levels, or $8,456,474 for Minnesota. [HJ Res 2, Vote #6, 1/17/03]
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Subject: Whose side are you on?
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
I urge you to stop putting the Republican Party's interests before those of average Minnesotans. Your vote to table the Anti-Drug Law Enforcement Funding for Rural Minnesota is shameful. That funding could have provided valuable resources to pay for drug enforcement task forces, more cops on the street, improved technology, and countless other valuable anti-drug and anti-crime efforts in local communities.
Instead of siding with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, you decided to toe the party line once again. Meth is a serious problem in Minnesota and we need a Senator who understands this issue instead of just another politician in Washington.
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Campaign Launched:
October 06, 2008
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