[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: August 21, 1994]
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                         SUPPORT THE CRIME BILL

  (Mrs. KENNELLY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KENNELLY. Mr. Speaker, today, I stand in support of this rule 
and this bill.
  This is a complicated bill, a huge bill. There are those who favor 
it, like myself. There are those who have basic disagreements with this 
bill. That is our democratic system.
  But those of us who live in cities need this bill. We who worry about 
our suburbs need this bill because we cannot keep are communities safe 
if our cities are havens for drugs and gangs.
  So we must as a country have a consistent policy. Violent criminals 
belong in jail. Assault weapons do not belong in the hands of gang 
members. We must protect our children from violence and also prevent 
them from becoming involved in criminal activities.
  This bill protects us as a nation, helps us as a country. We should 
pass it now.

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