Sue Myrick: “I am very happy to stand here tonight in support of this resolution, and I am very happy that the resolution is coming…”

“I am very happy to stand here tonight in support of this resolution, and I am very happy that the resolution is coming forward. Back on the first of March some of us who are members of the Family Caucus actually sent a letter to Attorney General Reno asking her to take action and bring all resources to bear because we knew that this problem existed, and so it is good that we are coming together and there is a very strong interest in finding a solution to the problem. This is a bipartisan effort, which always is great to see when everybody can work across all lines and come forward to share. We have the gentleman from Illinois, Chairman Hyde, whose legislation is coming on the floor next week, which will put some teeth into prosecution and bring to justice the people who are doing these things. The gentleman from Iowa [Mr. Lightfoot] came forward with an appropriations bill, which is budget neutral, I might add, and that is going to help give the resources to the ATF agents who work in the arson division. And I will say from firsthand experience, unfortunately we had an incident in my city last week, and they are dedicated, dedicated people who really are shorthanded. So this is going to be a big help to them.”