[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 21, 1994]
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                   CRIME BILL IS PREVENTION, NOT PORK

  (Ms. SCHENK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHENK. Mr. Speaker, there have been references to how tired 
people are and how tired the American people are. Well, I am tired, 
too. I am tired of the cynicism and the hypocrisy and the 
misrepresentation of what this bill is about.
  The American people want more law enforcement. This bill has over $13 
billion for law enforcement. The American people want more money for 
prisons. This bill has $9 billion for prisons. And, yes, the American 
people want money to prevent future crime, to give our young people, 
those who can go over to a life of crime, an alternative. This provides 
alternatives.
  Prevention? Well, we are not talking about square dancing and arts 
and crafts. We are talking about drug courts and drug treatment for 
state and Federal prisoners and gang resistance education. That is what 
this is. This is not pork no matter who calls it pork. This is not 
social welfare. This is prevention, and I urge my colleagues to pass 
the bill.

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