[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 21, 1994]
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     A VIEW OF THE CRIME BILL FROM ONE PRISON SUPERVISOR IN WYOMING

  (Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming. Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with my 
colleagues a letter I received from a lady in Saratoga, WY, who is a 
supervisor at the penitentiary. She says:

       Even though I am not a member of the NRA, I am glad that 
     someone was able to block the crime bill. I just hope that 
     the Republicans in the House and Senate will be able to stick 
     to their guns (so to speak).

  She says:

       There was something in that bill for everyone to hate, and 
     not much to do anything about crime. Crime has to be tackled 
     at the local level. We don't need any more Federal programs 
     and laws. We can't enforce the laws already on the books and 
     we don't have the money for any more frivolous programs.

  This is from the penitentiary in Wyoming, a supervisor who works 
there.

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