[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        GEORGIA POLICE WELCOME BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO FIGHT CRIME

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute).
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of giving local law 
enforcement the power to do what they think is best. That is what my 
sheriff, Charlie Webster of Richmond County, GA, wants.
  The bill we are debating gives State and local governments the funds 
to fight crime as they see fit. That is what all 19 of my sheriffs 
want. The other side will argue for strings to be attached. They will 
argue that we here in Washington truly know best how to fight crime. 
What a laugh. Look at the District of Columbia.
  I ask the people back home to listen closely to these arguments. One 
side wants to give you the power to fight crime; one side will tell you 
that they know what is best for you. It is as if they did not hear you 
at all last November. Local law enforcement officers know what they 
need to do to fight crime, and they absolutely do not need bureaucrats 
here in Washington telling them how to do their jobs.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support local law enforcement by 
supporting our crime bill.

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