[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 105 (Wednesday, August 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                               CRIME BILL

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 3, 1994

  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, Americans are tired of living in fear and 
are demanding legislation that will stop the crime epidemic in this 
country. However, the crime bill now before us amounts to nothing more 
than another social welfare program.
  The most publicized portion of the crime bill is the Community 
Policing Grant Program. The White House claims that this measure will 
put 100,000 new cops on the street over the next 6 years. But these 
figures do not add up.
  If cities do not cut back on other services or raise taxes, the funds 
provided in the bill can keep, at most, just 20,000 permanent cops on 
the street over the next 6 years--the equivalent of one new police 
officer for every department in the Nation.
  This seems especially ludicrous when you consider that this bill 
funds two new social workers on the street for every new cop. Are 
American families supposed to rely on social workers to ensure their 
safety?
  Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve a crime bill which offers 
real crime fighting tools like more cops, more prisons, and strong 
sentencing provisions--not another welfare bill.

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