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On the recordMay 8, 1997
what the American people are demanding we do on this issue of crime is to prevent crime, not lock up kids after they have committed the crimes. ... Let us prevent this crime, provide them with meaningful opportunities, show some national leadership on that front, instead of building cell after cell after cell. Tell these young people in this Chamber and in Florida and Tennessee and throughout this Nation that we care. Show them we care about doing the right thing. Support the Lofgren amendment.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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Addressing crime prevention and the need for meaningful opportunities for youth.

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