[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 10, 1994]
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                          FREE THE CRIME BILL

  (Ms. HARMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, free the Crime bill.
  From my district, those urging passage of this legislation include 
Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block, Los Angeles County District 
Attorney Gil Garcetti, and the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs 
Association. It has been endorsed by Los Angles Mayor Richard Riordan, 
the Los Angeles City Council and PORAC--a California association of 
37,000 peace officers.
  Mr. Speaker, there are too many in American who can speak to the 
ravages of crime. When seeking crime's remedy we should first hear the 
voices of those who are charged with its eradication. And it is these 
individuals who contend that the crime bill will reduce the 
availability of semiautomatic weapons, get more police officers on the 
streets, stem the flow of illegal immigration, punish perpetrators of 
domestic violence and help its victims, provide for tougher sentencing 
including three strikes and you're out and more prisons.
  Like our law enforcement officials, I do not believe this is a 
perfect bill. There are provisions I believe to be unnecessary and even 
wasteful. But to reject this legislation for its imperfections is to 
reject those men and women who fight crime for a living.
  Instead, let us support these Americans. Let us support the crime 
bill.

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