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Office Locations
Washington D.C. Office
235 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515Cullman District Office
205 Fourth Ave. NE, Ste 104
Cullman, AL 35055Serving Blount, Cullman, Lawrence and Marshall (City of Arab) Counties
Tuscumbia District Office
1011 George Wallace Blvd
Suite 146
Tuscumbia, AL 35674Serving Colbert, Franklin and Marion Counties
Gadsden District Office
107 Federal Building
600 Broad Street
Gadsden, AL 35901Serving Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall (Excluding Arab) Counties
Jasper District Office
247 Carl Elliott Building
1710 Alabama Avenue
Jasper, AL 35501Serving Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties
Fighting Drugs
North Alabama has a real problem with methamphetamine dealers. 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 have 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. At the state level, sentencing of dealers is a key component.
Funding is also 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.
Finally, 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.