[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CRIME PACKAGE FOR THE PEOPLE

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 1995
  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, the Republican Contract With America is 
committed to keeping its promise to fight crime. We continue to work to 
provide local police officers with the tools and resources they need to 
convict and confine criminals.
  Our crime bill provides the flexibility and resources to get the job 
done. Local police officers know what their communities need--not the 
Federal Government. The Republican crime package enables local police 
officers to effectively respond to local crime problems.
  The American people will no longer tolerate crime in their 
neighborhoods. They want real crime fighting tools, not big Government 
guidelines. Local government should have the resources to deal with 
crime because they are closest to it. The Republican crime bill gives 
them the resources they need while restoring local accountability.
  Mr. Speaker, local government knows best how to fight crime on their 
streets--not Washington. Let's give them the resources and opportunity 
to do it. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 728.


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