Political Quotes

“the Violent Crime Coordinators Program was organized under Public Law 103-322. This law provides that in the investigative component of the Department of Justice's Trigger Lock program, the violent crime coordinators work with local prosecutors, police departments, and the United States Attorney's Office to investigate armed career criminal cases and ensure that they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. VCC's represent an important link in our law enforcement system, and have been successful in keeping our Nation's most violent repeat offenders off our streets by making sure that Federal mandatory extended sentences are implemented. VCC programs have been supported by groups on all sides of the gun debate as a way to increase the prosecution of violent crime. I know that the subcommittee has worked hard to craft a bill within a very limited budget. Unfortunately, no money was appropriated for this very important program in the House bill. I have been working with the subcommittee to find a way to provide $2 million for the program to bring it to cities like Chicago, as well as others.”