Kennedy, Rubio introduce bill to block taxpayer dollars from funding crack pipes

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Cutting Rampant Access to Crack Kits (CRACK) Act of 2022 to block American Rescue Plan Act dollars from funding the purchase and distribution of drug pipes to drug users.

"The Biden administration wants to spend millions of dollars helping drug users smoke crack and meth, but there is no safe way to smoke these dangerous drugs. Sooner or later, these drugs kill people. Why wouldn't the president spend this money to help people get off crack and meth or to stop these drugs from crossing the border into our country in the first place? I'm grateful to partner with Sen. Rubio to make sure taxpayer dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act don't end up funding crack pipes," said Kennedy.

The Department of Health and Human Services originally explained that the Harm Reduction Program, which the American Rescue Plan Act funds, would help provide drug users with pipes to smoke crack cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and "any illicit substance."

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