"strengthening the State and local juvenile system is an important thing for the country."
"I am just telling you. I know my police departments, and everybody does, and you take any money you can get."
"Can any of the money be used for anything other than law enforcement officers? Can it be used, for example, for forensic scientists?"
"More police officers will not necessarily help anybody do a better job."
"I just know that every department, every sizable department has people that specialize in sexual abuse of children."
"Wouldn't you agree that a lot of departments have large numbers of police officers that are not being effectively utilized and that very effective strategies can help any Department improve its produc..."
"I am uneasy that if we are not careful, we will not get the crime-fighting bang for our buck that we would like to get."
"Do you feel like you are adequately doing that? Because when we spend $4 billion, we want to be sure it goes to the most effective programs to reduce crime and make our citizens safer."
"I think that is something that we should take seriously. That was a valid comment."
"I have seen some of that in our Committee. Could you briefly give me this answer and see if I am correct?"
"Regardless of whether or not the precedent justified the decision in Maloney, and I think we can argue about that, but the point is that decision would eviscerate effectively the protection, the const..."