[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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                       WHAT NRA REALLY STANDS FOR

  (Mr. FOGLIETTA asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, the National Rifle Association revealed 
part of their strategy on Sunday. They intend to change the name of the 
crime bill to the ``social workers bill'' and ``the midnight basketball 
bill.''
  Of course, this is wrong. We must balance spending on more cops and 
more prisons, with prevention--programs that educate people, train 
people for jobs, and give kids something to say ``yes'' to.
  But we have to change our tactics, too. For me, they are no longer 
the NRA. They are the CKA. The Cop Killers Association, because the 
assault weapons they want to protect are killing police officers 
throughout this Nation. They are no longer the NRA. They are the LGK. 
The Little Girl Killers.
  Because they want to keep weapons like the TEC-9 on our streets--the 
weapon that killed Michelle Cutner in my district a month ago.
  We cannot let them get away with using clever tactics to deprive 
America of a tough crime bill. Let us pass this crime bill--with an 
assault weapons ban, and prevention programs--now.

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