[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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  VOTE ``NO'' ON A WEAK CRIME BILL SO WE CAN HAVE A STRONG CRIME BILL

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, when one says of a bill, as 
they have of the crime bill, that this is not a perfect bill, in the 
unwritten dictionary of the Congress what this really means is it is 
quite a bad bill. You better vote for it anyhow out of political 
expediency.
  I believe that a majority of Americans are supporting a growing 
number of people in the Congress who so want a good crime bill that 
they are going to vote ``no'' on a weak crime bill. Please interpret a 
``no'' vote on a weak crime bill as a ``yes'' vote for a strong crime 
bill.
  If history is an indicator, we will not consider crime again for 
several years. It is essentially axiomatic we are going to have a crime 
bill in this Congress. Please vote ``no'' on a weak crime bill so that 
we are going to have an opportunity to vote ``yes'' on a good crime 
bill.

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