[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 111 (Thursday, August 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 11, 1994]
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                          TRUTH TIME ON CRIME

  (Mr. KREIDLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KREIDLER. Mr. Speaker, today we vote on the crime bill.
  This bill will do more to get tough with criminals than anything we 
have ever done.
  This bill will also do more to get smart about preventing crime than 
anything we have ever done.
  But this bill is not tough enough for some people.
  Well, how many police does it take to be tough?
  This bill has 100,000 more cops.
  How many prisons does it take?
  This bill has $8 billion for new prisons.
  And how many death penalties does it take? This bill extends the 
death penalty to 60 new crimes.
  If you oppose this bill because it is not tough enough, tell that to 
the women who are beaten by their husbands, who would get help under 
this bill.
  Tell that to the prosecutors in my district who would get help from 
this bill.
  And tell that to Mary Glenn in my district, whose 15-year-old son, 
Shaun Proctor, was killed with an assault rifle when he went out for 
pizza.
  Tell the millions of victims this bill will help that you think it is 
not tough enough.
  Tell them that your answer to them is ``tough luck.''

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