[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 5, 1994]
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                 DO NOT LET THE CRIME BILL GET HIJACKED

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, special interests, lobbies, and partisan 
politics could kill the crime bill, the one issue all Americans want us 
to tackle immediately and without partisanship.
  Poll after poll show the American people are fed up with crime and 
desperately want us to pass a crime bill.
  Mr. Speaker, are we prepared to vote against 100,000 new cops on the 
beat? Are we prepared to vote against three strikes and you are out, 
the death penalty for over 60 Federal crimes? Are we prepared to vote 
against tougher sentencing and very strong and effective prevention 
measures?
  Mr. Speaker, the American people do not want petty partisan politics 
or special interests to hijack this crime bill. Let us pass it, and let 
us pass it soon.

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