Remarks on the Safe Schools Initiative
03/18/1998
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Funding COPS at the requested level of $1.4 billion is consistent with the Balanced Budget Agreement.
The House Republican plan puts politics ahead of people and puts your future in the backseat.
I congratulate Representatives Chris Shays, Martin Meehan, and their colleagues for their courage and their persistence.
Tonight's vote for the Shays-Meehan bill is a breakthrough in the fight for bipartisan campaign finance reform.