Letter to Neal Smith advocating for the Western States Information Network (WSIN) - rough draft · Les AuCoin Collection

Title: Letter to Neal Smith advocating for the Western States Information Network (WSIN) - rough draft
Description: The rough draft of a letter to Chairman Neal Smith of the Subcommittee on State, Justice, Commerce, and Judiciary, from several US representatives advocating for the Western States Information Network (WSIN) to be included in the fiscal year 1982 federal budget following the news that the Reagan Administration planned to eliminate monetary support for the organization. The letter was dated June 4, 1981, and states that WSIN was crucial in supporting "local law enforcement narcotic investigations in the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington by providing analytical, financial, and equipment services."; This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Identifier: PUA_MS147_491
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: 1981
Date Created: June 4, 1981
Spatial Coverage: United States
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Budget process--Law and legislation--United States.; United States--Economic policy--1981-1993.; Drug control--United States.
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Type: Text