[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 21, 1994]
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             DO NOT PLAY POLITICS WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the American people want a crime bill. The 
American people are fed up with the proliferation of guns on our 
streets.
  The American people understand that we need to put more cops on the 
beat, build more prisons, and at the same time give our youth, 
particularly our inner city youth, a chance. It is far, far better for 
young people in my district to have a place to go rather than hang out 
and have idle time.
  Mr. Speaker, it is not pork. It is just plain good, common sense. Law 
enforcement officials and police all over the country want this crime 
bill. Let us pass it.
  Let us say something about the politics that is being played in some 
quarters here. Those who would, for political purposes, attempt to deny 
the President a victory here or attempt to deny the Democrats in 
Congress a chance to strike a blow against crime are only playing 
politics against the American people.
  My colleagues, support the rule. Defeat the motion to recommit. 
Defeat the special interests. Support the crime bill.

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