prices on prescription drugs. Citing a report from the National Committee on Social Security and Medicare, he says that this alone would save the federal government $200 billion. Conway opposes privatizing Social Security and thinks these benefits should be maintained and protected from any outside risks associated with the financial markets. In his 2002 run for Congress Conway stated that raising the retirement age and cutting benefit levels "to save Social Security" has to be considered, but retracted these comments by November 2002. War on Drugs Conway has stated that ""We need a United States senator who understands that we need federal funding for treatment, we need federal funding for law enforcement investigators, and we need a collaborative approach of federal, state and local (resources) to deal with the drug problem" in Kentucky where prescription drug abuse is of particular concern. Conway has pledged his steadfast support of Operation UNITE, an anti-drug initiative in Kentucky that receives the majority of its funding at the federal level. He called for the creation of a network of prescription pill tracking systems across the United States, where each state would adopt a prescription pill tracking program similar to the KASPER system in Kentucky. When asked if he was in favor of hemp farming for Kentucky, Conway replied: Conway indicated in a 2002 Project Vote Smart survey that he does not support decriminalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. References External links Campaign financing from OpenSecrets.org |- |- 1969 births 21st-century American politicians American racehorse owners and breeders Candidates in the 2010 United States elections Duke University alumni George Washington University Law School alumni Kentucky Attorneys General Kentucky Democrats Kentucky lawyers Living people Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky St. Xavier High School (Louisville) alumni