The Nation - News from Feb. 1, 1987

President Reagan said the government will spend more than ever before to combat drugs in the coming year, even though he has asked for less money than last year. The Administration has proposed to shave more than $900 million from anti-drug abuse programs. But the President, in his weekly radio address, said that “our commitment to the battle against drugs is stronger than ever. Since 1981, the funds budgeted for this effort have been tripled, and some of the funds already appropriated will actually be spent next year.” Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), in the Democratic response, called the 1986 trade deficit of $170 billion “a national disgrace.”