Washington, D.C.—U.S. Congressman Steve King today offered an amendment with Reps. Rehberg, Boozman, Capito and Graves to dedicate a larger portion of drug control advertising to an anti-meth educational campaign. The amendment, which passed the House 399-9, was offered to H.R. 2829, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Reauthorization Act.

Following is the text of King’s speech to his colleagues in the House:

“Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment by Representatives Rehberg, Boozman, Capito, Graves and myself. 

“This amendment would dedicate 10% of the anti-drug ad campaign to winning the war on meth.  Meth destroys our rural communities from the inside out.  We need to make sure that people, especially our young people, get the message. Meth Kills. 

 “In Iowa we are turning the tide in the war on meth, with an 80% reduction in the number of meth labs after passing a tough precursor law.  Unfortunately, meth continues to pour in from Mexico.  The dedicated dollars in this amendment will help stop people from using meth in the first place.  Please vote yes.”