[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 13, 1994]
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          TOO LITTLE FOR TOO MUCH AND TOO MUCH FOR TOO LITTLE

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, there are two notable events in 
American politics this week.
  First, the House will consider the crime bill. The House version is a 
thoroughly underwhelming response to the most important problem facing 
America.
  In its present form, it will not do enough to curb violent crime; it 
will not really put repeat offenders in jail longer, and it will not 
clear away the obstacles to swift and certain justice.
  In short, its a limited response to an unlimited problem.
  The second event occurs on Friday, April 15. That is when the 
American people will be forced to pay for President Clinton's tax 
increase. If anything, tax day is a cruel reminder of President 
Clinton's long list of broken promises.
  So that is what we've got this week--the crime bill and the Clinton 
bill. One does too little for too much, the other gets too much for too 
little.

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