[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 21, 1994]
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  SOCIAL PROGRAMS, BIG GOVERNMENT SPENDING NO ANSWER IN FIGHT AGAINST 
                                 CRIME

  (Mr. MICA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute, and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, today we are debating a crime bill, but really 
we should probably be debating welfare reform. We are debating a crime 
bill, but we should really be debating a bill that deals with job 
creation. We are debating today a crime bill, but we should really be 
debating measures that encourage investment, encourage personal 
savings, and promote international trade competitiveness for the United 
States.
  Let us face it, Mr. Speaker, for 30 years we have had just about 
every social program one could name. We have had decades and decades of 
government spending. If that were the answer, we would be in great 
shape. We have over 500 Federal welfare programs. We currently have 266 
Federal prevention programs. We have 150 Federal job training programs. 
But until we deal with increasing jobs, self-respect, and self-
discipline, we are not going to solve the problems of crime in this 
country.

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