[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 2, 1994]
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           POLICE CHIEFS LOOK TO ENACTMENT OF THE CRIME BILL

  (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, the best answer to those who oppose the crime 
bill came in the Detroit News headline this morning: ``Local Police 
Chiefs Urge Passage of Crime Bill.''
  The headline makes the case unequivocally. America's front line crime 
fighters are looking to Congress for much needed support to combat 
crime. In America's suburbs, our crime bill will support communities in 
fighting crime, using regional task forces that have proved so 
successful in my district.
  Mr. Speaker, following up on discussions with suburban police chiefs, 
I worked to amend the crime bill to ensure that the provision for 
100,000 new cops on the beat can be used to support these regional task 
forces. These task forces target local drug distribution rings and auto 
thefts, and after passage of this bill they can expand their focus on 
repeat violent criminals and teenage offenders.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join in bipartisan 
support of this crime bill and provide our local police chiefs the 
support they very much deserve and need.

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