    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [August 25, 1994]
    [Page 1505]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on Senate Action on Anticrime Legislation
    August 25, 1994

        The United States Senate made history today. The long, hard wait is
    finally over, and the American people are going to get the action
    against crime they have been demanding for over 6 years.
        I want to thank the members of both parties, in the House and
    Senate, who answered the call of ordinary Americans to get this job
    done.
        With a little good faith and a lot of hard work, Republicans and
    Democrats overcame the partisan divisions and false choices that have
    blocked anticrime efforts time and time again.
        And because they did, children will be safer and parents will
    breathe a little easier. Police officers will no longer be threatened by
    gangs and thugs with easy access to deadly assault weapons designed only
    for war. Violent criminals are going to learn quickly that the revolving
    door on our prisons has been locked and bolted shut.
        This crime bill is going to make every neighborhood in America
    safer, and the bipartisan spirit that produced it should give every
    American hope that we can come together to do the job they sent us here
    to do.