[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 64 (Friday, May 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 20, 1994]
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  FIGHTING VIOLENT CRIME SHOULD BE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S NO. 1 PRIORITY

  (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year the President of the 
United States placed a great deal of emphasis on the fight against 
violent crime. I think the President is entirely correct to place that 
priority.
  Unfortunately though, the administration's budget proposal for the 
Department of Justice does not adequately reflect that priority. Quite 
the contrary.
  The administration proposes reductions in the staffing of the DEA, of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of the criminal division of the 
Department of Justice and of the criminal prosecutors in the U.S. 
Attorney's Office. At the same time, the administration proposes to 
increase the number of personnel in the antitrust division of the 
Department of Justice.
  Of course, I have no objection to prosecuting antitrust violators 
too, but the President did not say publicly that that was our priority.
  I invite Members of the House from both sides of the aisle to join me 
in a letter to the Appropriations Committee asking them to make the 
priority in the budget for the Department of Justice fighting violent 
crime. This letter will be sent next week.

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