[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 2, 1994]
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                            THE CRIME BILL?

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, according to a recent poll, only 18 percent 
of the American people think that the Democrats do a good job fighting 
crime. After looking at Clinton's crime bill, I am surprised the number 
is that high. As every American knows, the Democrat Party wastes no 
opportunity to spend more money on social welfare programs. This crime 
bill is no exception. Here is where they want to spend taxpayer's money 
to fight crime.
  Some $270 million to the family and community endeavor schools ``to 
improve academic and social development by instituting a collaborative 
structure that trains and coordinates the efforts of social workers and 
public schools teachers.''
  Another $895 million to model intensive grants, awarded to 15 high 
crime areas at the discretion of the Attorney General. This program has 
no specific guidelines.
  And $650 million for the youth employment skills, to ``test the 
proposition that crime can be reduced through a saturation jobs 
program.''
  Mr. Speaker, we nedd to fight crime, not spend money on fuzzy-minded 
social welfare programs that may bribe big-city mayors but do little to 
reduce crime.

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