Political Quotes

“Today I rise to introduce--along with Senator Daschle, Senator Leahy, and many other Senators--legislation which will be a key cornerstone of the Senate Democrats anti-crime, anti-drug focus for the new Congress. Our thrust is clear and straight-forward: We must continue the successes of the 1994 Biden crime law. And, at the same time, we must take up the new challenge of confronting crime and drug abuse among our youth with a commonsense strategy balancing tough sanctions, certain punishment and protecting literally millions of kids from the criminals and drug pushers who can target any kid from any family whose parents are at work when the school day ends. We must continue the success of the 1994 crime law. While I give the credit first and foremost to the police officers on our Nation's streets, the verdict from the FBI's national crime statistics is that since the 1994 crime law, violent crime is down and down significantly: 1996 is projected to have the lowest murder toll since 1988--and a murder rate that is lowest since 1971; 1996 is projected to have the lowest violent crime total since 1990; and the murder rate for wives, ex-wives and girlfriends at the hands of their 'intimates' fell to an 18-year low in 1994--and is lower still in 1995. This is a record of success which should convince the Senate to extend the 1994 crime law. Adding 25,000 more police by extending the 100,000 cops program for two more years.”