[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E819]
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                            THE COPS PROGRAM

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                             HON. VIC FAZIO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 1996

  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I rise today to talk 
about one of the most successful initiatives of the Clinton 
administration--the COPS program.
  Since we passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994, over 43,000 new law enforcement positions have been funded.
  In towns small and large, rural and urban, we heard from county 
sheriffs, chiefs of police, and prosecutors.
  They told us that more officers and greater use of community policing 
strategies would make their jobs easier. And we responded.
  Community policing has been so effective because police officers who 
are visibly involved in their communities are one of the best 
deterrents to crime.
  It remains widely supported by law enforcement agencies throughout 
the country.
  Today, we commemorate the 15th Annual National Peace Officers 
Memorial Service at the Capitol.
  Their sacrifice remind us that we should redouble our efforts to do 
everything that we can to assist our towns and cities and police 
officers in the fight they make against crime.
  It is simple--putting more cops on the beat means safer streets.

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