| (WASHINGTON,
D.C. 06/15/05) U.S. Senator Jim Talent (R-Mo.) today commended Missouri
Governor Matt Blunt for signing into law legislation that would
relocate products that contain the primary ingredient used to make
methamphetamine behind the counter. Sen. Talent issued the following
statement:
I want to commend Governor Blunt for his leadership in getting
this bill out of the legislature and onto his desk. The governor
understands the need to act quickly to get the pseudoephedrine
behind the counter so we can get the methamphetamines out of our
neighborhoods.
I have been pleased to support Missouri𠏋 new state law and I
appreciate the governor𠏋 support of federal legislation I have
sponsored with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) which would
implement a federal standard to ensure meth cooks can㦙 bring into
Missouri pseudoephedrine purchased in states that don㦙 have strong
anti-meth laws.
In addition to relocating products with pseudoephedrine behind
the counter, the federal Combat Meth Act will provide Missouri
law enforcement with additional resources to fight meth as well
as funding to help treat those addicted to the drug and children
who have been exposed to meth.
Together, the Missouri law and federal legislation will allow
our law enforcement officials to finally get one step ahead of
the meth cooks.
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