On the recordApril 19, 1994
this past Sunday began as a warm, beautiful spring day in Minnesota. As they have done for years, young people gathered at Lyndale Field next to Richfield High School in my district, to play soccer. Then in broad daylight, into a crowd of 150 players and spectators, three gunmen drove by and opened fire, killing one of those soccer players, critically injuring another soccer player, and hitting two more, including a 12-year-old boy. Mr. Speaker, these cold-blooded murders deserve nothing less than the death penalty. We need to equip Federal prosecutors with the power to try these cowardly drive-by killers who show the utmost disregard for human life. Mr. Speaker, the crime bill we will vote on later this week provides that death penalty and I truly hope we can put partisan politics aside and pass this much needed legislation. The American people and the victims of crime in America deserve nothing less.
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