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Office Locations

  • Office Locations

    Washington D.C. Office
    2264 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515

    Cullman District Office
    205 Fourth Ave. NE, Ste 104
    Cullman, AL 35055

    Serving Cullman, Blount, Morgan and Marshall (City of Arab) Counties

    Decatur District Office
    Morgan County Courthouse
    Post Office Box 668
    Decatur, AL 35602

    Serving Morgan County

    Gadsden District Office
    107 Federal Building
    600 Broad Street
    Gadsden, AL 35901

    Serving Etowah, DeKalb, Marshall (Excluding Arab) and St. Clair Counties

    Jasper District Office
    247 Carl Elliott Building
    1710 Alabama Avenue
    Jasper, AL 35501

    Serving Walker, Winston, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens and Franklin Counties

Fighting Drugs

NMeth Laborth Alabama has a real problem with methamphetamine.  The local law enforcement personnel in the 4th District are doing everything possible to combat this problem that destroys lives and families.  From meeting with local citizens and law enforcement in North Alabama I've seen the evidence of what meth can do.

At the federal level, there are a couple of things that we can do to help our local officials.  First, I will persistently and aggressively continue to search for ways the federal government can partner with state and local authorities to rid ourselves of this threat.  In part that means funding programs, such as Drug Courts, that have proven successful in combating illegal drugs.  Drug courts have been effective in substantially reducing drug use among program participants.  

Funding is an important part of this equation.  Through my work on the Appropriations Committee I've worked hard to see that local law enforcement agencies in the district get the resources they need to do their jobs. 

Meth found in an Elmo doll by DEAFinally, we can be aggressive in raising awareness of the issue.  The more information that we are able to provide parents, the better job they'll be able to do in talking with their children about the dangers of drugs and monitoring them.