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On June 5, 2007, in Manchester, New Hampshire, staff and volunteers from GSMM asked Rep. Hunter if he would end the federal raids on his own constituents. He responded, "I remember, when I was on the select committee on narcotics, everybody who was a heroin addict had first been a marijuana addict, and I would be very careful about pulling back from the outlawing of marijuana. I know it's been advocated by many, and I've seen the people who weigh 65 pounds as they die, totally addicted to heroin, who started on marijuana. So my answer is, I would not legalize marijuana."

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Vote YES to pass a bill that provides $429.1 million in funds for the District of Columbia and approves the District's $6.8 billion budget. Among other provisions, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds for needle exchange programs, prohibits implementing an approved ballot initiative to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana.

Bill sponsored by Istook, R-OK; Bill HR 3064 ; vote number 1999-504 on Oct 14, 1999

He was then asked again if he would end the federal raids on his own constituents in California, to which he responded, "If you have a federal law, you have to enforce the law. And that's my answer."

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And, in Colombia, the United States is actively engaged in raising standards of professionalism and instilling a respect for human rights in the Colombian military, both of which are necessary if the Colombia's fragile democracy is to prevail against narco-terrorists.

Statement in hearing of the House Armed Services Committee

"In California, border fencing has been highly effective in stopping drug smugglers from freely crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. By augmenting our Border Patrol to 20,000 agents, as called for by drug czar Barry McCaffrey, we can finally seal our 2,000-mile southwest border."

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