Statements about Drugs

"The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"

"A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."

"Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country."

"I'm well aware that medical marijuana is a recognized, medical, viable treatment for this sort of [pancreas] pain condition."

Transporting drugs "is the price of admission" for people crossing the border illegally.

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