Walter Tucker: “I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4092. Mr. Speaker, this is not a crime bill. It is an anticrime bill. Our…”

“I rise today in strong support of H.R. 4092. Mr. Speaker, this is not a crime bill. It is an anticrime bill. Our Republican counterparts would have us believe that this needs to be stalled, and it needs to be looked at again and reviewed, but, Mr. Speaker, the only crime would be if we delay 1 more minute. Every survey from the east coast to the west coast is unanimous in its indictment of the fact that crime is the No. 1 problem in this country. The people of this country want this Congress right now to do something about it. If not now, then when? And if not this body, then who? We must do this today. We must pass this crime bill that is not only tough in its penalties and in its expansion of increased penalties, but is smart. It uses prevention money and education and substance abuse money so we can get to the root causes of crime. Mr. Speaker, this crime bill, anticrime bill, is not only punishment tough but prevention smart, and the only prevention that we need to avoid today is preventing this bill to pass.”