I urge you ttl vete in] g g U 4 for the fellewing reasons. cFF~00 1. This is a publicly antagonized legislation a. Proponents seem inclinedto ignore scientificresearch fmdings. b. "In Houston, Texas, where a study showed a shocking 29% increase in drug usage and a 34% increase in tobacco usage among studentsparticipating in DARE, the police chief defended it by sayinghe would use the results to 'fine-tune the programto better serve the children.'" c. And he unashamedly promoted spending $3.7 million on DARE in the city. 14 2. DAItE lea-tiers not enly tend to ignore scientific evidence but even challenge science itself. a. On one occasion, when confronted with the scientific evidence found by a major study, DARE leadership retorted