[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 40 (Thursday, April 14, 1994)]
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                               CRIME BILL

  (Mr. BISHOP asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BISHOP. Mr. Speaker, in order to restore sanity and security to 
the streets of America, I strongly support a tough and fair anticrime 
package that offers a balance between punishment and prevention.
  Congress must provide the people with the necessary weapons to combat 
drug dealers, gang leaders, robbers, rapists, and murderers.
  Community-based policing, reinforced with more cops on the beat and 
more resources for drug treatment, buttresses our effort to win this 
war.
  Also, Mr. Speaker, deeply rooted in any crime prevention initiative 
are measures that promote family values, education, and job training.
  I endorse a crime package that throws three-time convicted violent 
felons in jail for life, that increases penalties for adults who employ 
children in their misconduct, and, among other measures, Mr. Speaker, 
adds more Federal crimes to the death penalty list.
  We must protect ourselves, our families, and our neighborhoods by 
locking up--and where appropriate, executing--those who repeatedly 
demonstrate a disregard for the sanctity of human life.
  A successful crime package is one designed to displace fear with 
security, sanity, and confidence through a balanced approach that 
provides the strength and fairness needed to win the war on crime.
  It is through shared responsibility and courage to change that we can 
stem the growth of crime and violence in America. We must pass the 
crime bill.

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