[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            CLEAR ACT UPDATE

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, a couple of weeks ago I introduced the 
Charlie Norwood CLEAR Act, which targets violent criminal aliens and 
gives local law enforcement the tools they need to get them off the 
street. This legislation now has bipartisan support and has 140 
sponsors, cosponsors; and we are adding to that.
  Last week I conducted a telephone town hall, and the overwhelming 
majority of the callers on that phone call demanded that Congress take 
action, take some action, not just talk about removing criminal aliens, 
but take action to get them off the street. This bill accomplishes that 
goal.
  Mr. Speaker, as we hear about the events that have taken place since 
September 11, Fort Dix, Newark, and in Arizona recently, we know it is 
needed. So I encourage my colleagues, cosponsor the CLEAR Act, H.R. 
3494. Support ridding our streets and our communities of criminal 
aliens and absconders.

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