KING STATEMENT ON
NATIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS DAY
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Steve King today issued
the following statement on the federal government's
observance of National Methamphetamine Awareness Day:
"We have
finally been able to get this issue recognized as a
national threat. Meth is a dangerous drug that has held
our rural communities hostage for years.
"Iowa leads
the country in the fight against meth with one of the
nation's toughest anti-meth laws. Our state has seen a
seventy percent decline in meth lab seizures since the
law went into effect, and I want to commend Marvin
VanHaaften for the work he does to protect our towns
from the destruction this drug can cause.
"In
Congress, I will continue to do all that I can to stop
the production, smuggling and sale of meth to keep it
out of the hands of our kids."
King has authored and
introduced legislation in Congress to strengthen the
effect of Iowa's meth law by bringing laws of bordering
states in line. The
Meth Lab Eradication Act, H.R. 3955, will
shut down domestic production of methamphetamine.
