United States Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation to save the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, which has proven vital in fighting meth use in Illinois.
Byrne grants provide funding to state and local law enforcement to help make communities safer and improve criminal justice.
‘Meth is taking over communities in Illinois, depleting already limited resources, taxing the police, the judicial system, social services, and our schools,’ Obama said in a statement issued from his office. \Obama Helps Fight Meth Use