[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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            A CALL FOR BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF THE CRIME BILL

  (Mr. SHAYS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the crime bill and I 
hope today that Republicans and Democrats alike can come together on 
this very important issue. When this bill was in the House, law 
enforcement was $5.5 billion. The conference committee increased it to 
$13.9 billion. Prisons went down from $14 to $10 billion but still $10 
billion for prisons. Preventative basically stayed the same. This is a 
bill that should pass both the House and the Senate, and I just 
encourage my Democratic Members not to get too concerned when they hear 
Republicans who may make some comments. Let us just work together. I 
encourage some on the Republican side who may hear Democrats say things 
they do not like. Let us just see if we can put this together.

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