[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 105 (Wednesday, August 3, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 3, 1994]
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        CRIME CONFERENCE: WHAT TYPE OF PROCESS IS THIS, ANYWAY?

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, when we sent the crime bill off to 
conference, our plan would cost the American taxpayers a little over 
$27 billion, while the Senate forwarded a $22 billion package. So what 
did we get, a compromise of $32 billion.
  By any measure, this is an astronomical amount of money, especially 
considering the wasteful social programs authorized.
  This is unbelievable. And where is this money going? Midnight 
basketball tournaments--$40 million; and new inner-city arts and crafts 
courses--$630 million.
  Where were our conferees when this was going on? Being bought off 
with $10 million grants to schools in their home district.
  Instead of being a comprehensive crime bill, this pork-laden measure 
is nothing more than an ill-conceived economic stimulus package.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people want real crime control measures. 
They do not want more expansive bureauracy or wasteful spending.
  I strongly urge my colleagues to listen closely to their 
constituents, and join me in sending this radical Government-spending 
package back to conference.

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