Mr. President. an important element in this Nations ability to wage an effective war on drugs was missing from President Bushs national drug strategy last weekthe salary and compensation of Federal law enforcement officers. Although the Presidents strategy recommends increases in the number of drug agents. prison personnel. and Border Patrol officers involved in the battle against the drug traffickers and dealers. the President failed to address the critical need to revamp the present wage scale for Federal law enforcement officers. Last years comprehensive drug bill included a section that I first introduced in 1987the establishment of a National Advisory Commission on Law Enforcement to study and report on the inequities in pay and other benefits among officers having similar qualifications. training. and responsibilities. The Commission. which includes representatives from Congress. the General Accounting Office.
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