[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
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               PASS THE CRIME BILL AND MAKE AMERICA SAFER

  (Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, there might be a difference of opinion in 
our districts on whether Congress should address the health care 
problem today or soon, but there is certainly no difference of opinion 
on whether Congress should address the issue of crime in our country 
immediately or very soon.
  I have had conversations with Mayor Jerry Abramson of my own town of 
Louisville, and County Judge/Executive David Armstrong. Both of them 
are very dedicated to the idea that Congress pass this crime bill.
  Tomorrow there will be an opportunity for this House to take up first 
the rule which permits us to deal with the crime bill conference 
report, and then the conference report itself. And while there may be 
problems and each one of us may find some flaw in and some detriment or 
some lack of completeness in this bill, it is at least a generally 
approved step forward in the national fight against crime.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I hope that we can, first, adopt the rule tomorrow, 
and then pass the crime bill and address the issue of crime and make 
America safer.

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