Political Quotes

“It seems odd to me that 12 States will qualify for funding and 38 States will not, and when we break it down in reality, the fact of the matter is that when we consider that one-third of all murders happen in four cities, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Detroit, three of those cities, none of the Federal funds would arrive, not in the northwest side of Chicago, not in the barrios of Los Angeles, nor a dime to the downtown section of Detroit. Yet under this bill, among those 12 States, it is conceivable Federal funds to fight juvenile crime could trickle down to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Stowe, VT. Now, I am aware that there are juvenile problems on the ski slopes in Jackson Hole, where they like to snowboard and get in the way of skiers, but in our communities in big cities kids have assault weapons and they have handguns and they are very serious. It seems to me if this bill is going to address crime nationally, we ought to have funding available to all 50 States, particularly those communities where crimes occur.”