[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 105 (Wednesday, August 3, 1994)]
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                      THE CRIME CONFERENCE REPORT

  (Mr. DERRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DERRICK. Mr. Speaker, last year Congress attacked violent crime 
by enacting a 5-day waiting period on handgun purchases to weed out 
convicted felons. Earlier this year we passed measures to keep three-
time violent criminals behind bars for life and to ensure that other 
violent offenders serve out their sentences.
  But just consider that violence kills more children than disease, and 
you know we must do more. The crime conference report fleshes out the 
initial attacks on crime. It contains $8 billion for new prisons. There 
is major funding for crime prevention programs that keep our kids out 
of criminal lifestyles. The bill details vigorous measures to prevent 
violence against women.
  The crime conference report clearly defines the consequences of 
criminal behavior and provides mechanisms to strengthen our communities 
and break the cycles of violence that imprison so many neighborhoods.
  We must pass the conference report if we hope to launch an effective 
offensive against crime.

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