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Tom Price: “We have similar experiences in the city of Atlanta and then in the surrounding area. I don't represent any of the city…”

On the recordJune 11, 2007
We have similar experiences in the city of Atlanta and then in the surrounding area. I don't represent any of the city of Atlanta itself. My district abuts the city of Atlanta, but I have small cities, some as small as 8- to 12,000 residents. I have some as large as 80- to 100,000, and then some unincorporated county areas. But the resources that they have with which to fight gangs aren't the kind of resources that large metropolitan cities have, large urban areas have, and this bill, introduced by Representative Dave Weichert who himself is a hero in the law enforcement arena, having been the sheriff out in Washington State.
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Tom Price
Georgia

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Discussing resources for fighting gangs in his district near Atlanta.

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