Important to conservatives in 2020 and the Republican Partys future agenda. And later the drug policy alliances kassandra joins us to discuss the history of the war on drugs. [video clip] more need more prisons, jails, more courts, more prosecutors. I am requesting altogether 1. 5 billion in drugrelated spending on Law Enforcement. Former president george h. W. Bush on september 5, 1989, what many site as the beginning of the u. S. War on drugs. Good morning, this is washington journal. 30 years later, the fight against drug abuse continues with news yesterday from President Trump of another 2 billion in funding for the Opioid Crisis. The first hour talking about the legacy of the war on drugs. What experience have you had with it . The numbers to call for those in eastern and central time zones, that is 2027488000. The mountain and pacific regions, 2027488001. We also welcome your comments on our facebook page, facebook. Com cspan. And send us a tweet at cspanwj. We will show you mome
Cspan. Org, or listen with the e cspan radio app area app. Joining us from north it new york is cassandra frederick. She is limiting director with the drug policy alliance. Thanks for being with us this morning. Startingd our program about the talk about the war on drugs and its legacy. We began this morning with a speech that happened 30 years ago from president george w. Bush. Here is part of that speech. This is the First Time Since taking the oath of office i felt an issue was so important, threatening, that it warranted talking directly with you. All of us agree that the gravest of mastic threat facing our nations drugs. It has strained our 30 faith and system of justice, our courts, prisons, legal system our break are at the breaking point. The social cost of drugs is mounting. Drugs are sapping our strength as a nation. Turn on the evening news or pick up the morning paper and you will see what some americans now just by stepping out their front door. Problem todayus is cocaine,
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