Frank Riggs

If the gentleman from Texas will yield, let me say this: I want to stop just short of suggesting that perhaps scare tactics have been used in this debate. Local officials need help we all admit from the Federal Government in fighting local…

I do not know of too many police chiefs who are in their own right local officials. They are normally appointed. In fact I do not know of a single elected police chief in the country. They are appointed by the local elected officials.

Reclaiming my time, let me first of all, Mr. Chairman, speak to the fact that, having reentered the body, I think some of the applications for the local law enforcement funds under the gentleman's version of the crime bill the last session…

Under section 3142, which runs a couple of pages at least, it does speak at the beginning of that section about release or detention of a defendant pending trial, and I quote, Upon the appearance before a judicial officer of a person…

What we are striving for here though is a financial guarantee in most instances, not all, but most, because again, the evidence clearly shows that the financial guarantee is much more likely to ensure the defendant's return to court or an…

I think the gentleman makes some very constructive observation and questions, and I appreciate them. As the author of the amendment and maker of the motion I would find that to be an acceptable alternative to simply releasing an offender…

Reclaiming my time to respond to the gentleman, because I think that is a very legitimate question, it is the intent of my amendment to let the States develop those standards.

I think the gentleman offers an excellent amendment, Mr. Chairman. What he is doing is carving out an ability for the States, if they want to, to use up to 15 percent of their money for jail construction and jail operation, not just State…

I would like to point out, to follow up what the subcommittee chairman said, that we do have current statistics or recent year statistics from the Justice Department, and I would like to point out to my colleague on the other side of the…

The Riggs-Manzullo amendment will direct the Commission to give the highest priority to immediately investigating, reviewing, and making recommendations regarding unfunded Federal mandates that are the subject of judicial proceedings…

Congress has failed to control the deficit despite legislative attempts to cut Federal spending. At the end of 1994, Mr. Chairman, the deficit was projected to be $223 billion, and the public debt, the national debt that is passed on to…