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...will never control the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of alcohol among this age group if we do not take the fundamental--though perhaps politically unpopular--step of encouraging colleges and universities to adopt policies on campus alcohol advertising and alcohol industry sponsorship of college activities, "Bingaman said Tuesday...
Congress is expected to pass Bush's anti-drug plan. Bingaman's amendment, however, surprised many legislators and even some Bush Administration officials, who are now looking to moderate the proposal's tone, according to a Senate aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
...policy and has a lot of problems," said the staffer. "We would like to narrow the language to address the real problem--abusive, underage, irresponsible drinking. The Bingaman amendment is too broad...
...aide said the senators would try to introduce their own amendment to limit the Bingaman proposal today, before the Senate vote. Even if the bill were passed, he said, several senators would attempt to modify the measure in subsequent House-Senate conference committee hearings...
Shattuck said he would not comment further until he had more information but said that the Bingaman proposal would "obviously be of interest" to his office...