[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 113 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   RECOGNIZING UNION CITY FOR ITS PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 13, 1995
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend 
Union City for its participation in National Night Out, 1995. On August 
1, residents in this municipality of the 13th District will join fellow 
Americans across the country to create a night of celebration free from 
the fear of crime and drugs.
  I wish also to pay tribute to the National Association of Town Watch 
in New Jersey for sponsoring the event. They have succeeded in 
developing community awareness within many American cities and towns by 
bringing concerned citizens to the forefront. Community leaders and law 
enforcement officers are joining them to send the message that crime 
will not be permitted to threaten our communities and dictate our 
lives.
  I am proud to say I have dedicated citizens in my district creating 
safe neighborhoods through education and action. On this night Union 
City residents and law enforcement officers in participating cities 
will celebrate with a town-wide block party, contests, dances for 
community youth, concerts at various senior centers, safety 
demonstrations, and educational forums. These events are a continuation 
of past efforts whose full benefits will be felt for years to come in 
my district.
  This admirable project is a nation-wide endeavor supported by over 
8,000 communities throughout our 50 States. Their continuing aim is to 
focus America's attention on the alarming crime rates and the 
unacceptable level of drug abuse which has affected every community in 
our Nation. Police-citizen partnerships created by the efforts of these 
organizations have promoted cooperative crime prevention programs 
allowing Americans to come from behind their locked doors and join 
their neighbors in the fight for our Nation's safety.
  The ``12th Annual National Night Out'' comes at a time when the 
leaders of our Nation are debating the appropriate methods of crime 
prevention here, in the Nation's Capital. But in Union City and in 
other communities around our great Nation, the people are taking a 
stand, defending their streets, their homes, and their families.
  Union City officials are to be commended not only for their 
participation in National Night Out 1995 but also for their concern and 
their efforts. Their fight for safer communities gives me hope that 
America can build a crime and drug-free Nation for our children. I 
salute them today, thank them for their past efforts, and wish them 
luck in their future crime-fighting endeavors.


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