It was full of very hard nosed. straightforward proposals based upon what has been an emerging consensus among experts in this country. whether it is in the area of pharmacology or criminology. an emerging consensus about what we know we can do and what we know we must do if we are going to make any progress in stopping the drug epidemic. We passed that bill. and that bill did some very meaningful things. It promised State and local police officers about a thousand new drug task forces. It promised INS agents to stop criminal aliens. about $26 million for another 145 border patrol officers. It promised the courts another $38 million for assistance. It promised the bureau of ATF about another 80 positions. the FBI another 225 agents.
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