[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 120 (Sunday, August 21, 1994)]
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                          A STRONG CRIME BILL

  (Mr. EDWARDS of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EDWARDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the process has worked. Reasonable 
Democrats and Republicans have come together to craft a strong crime 
bill.
  The bill is tough on punishment and smart on prevention. It is paid 
for by cuts in Federal spending. It is supported by many Democrats and 
Republicans alike and the vast majority of law enforcement officials 
across America.
  To Americans listening to this debate, I say, ignore the small 
handful of Members on both sides of the aisle who are even now more 
interested in attacking each other than in attacking crime. They just 
do not get it.
  Honest differences still exist, as should be the case in a democracy. 
But today many Democrats and Republicans in Congress have come 
together, put aside their political differences and put together a 
commonsense crime bill. The process has worked.

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