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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Floor Speech

By: Ted Lieu
By: Ted Lieu
Date: June 2, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Government Budget and Spending Criminal Justice

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Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Chairman, this amendment takes $9 million out of the DEA's $2 billion salaries and expense budget and redirects it toward deficit reduction, as well as underfunded State and local programs to help children who suffer through child abuse, domestic abuse, and sexual assault.

This amendment has been scored by the CBO as reducing budget authority by $2 million and reducing outlays by $6 million in fiscal year 2016.

In the face of overwhelming support for lessening restrictions on marijuana, the DEA still spends over $18 million a year on domestic marijuana eradication programs. This simply takes some of that money away because some States have legalized it, making some of these eradication programs no longer necessary, and it redirects the money--$2 million to lowering the deficit, $3 million to the Victims of Child Abuse Act, which supports justice and support for victims of child abuse, and $4 million to the Consolidated Youth Oriented program, which helps victims and the services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives.

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