Byron Dorgan: “This amendment is in the form of a bill that I have introduced with my colleagues, Senators Ashcroft, Grams, Leahy, and…”

“This amendment is in the form of a bill that I have introduced with my colleagues, Senators Ashcroft, Grams, Leahy, and others. A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill dealing with the interstate transportation of violent criminals around this country. I want to describe why I think this is important. I have spoken about this on the floor several times in the past. I show you a picture of a man named Kyle Bell. Kyle Bell is shown standing in this picture in shackles and handcuffs. He is a man who murdered an 11-year-old girl in Fargo, ND. But that was not all of his crime spree. He has committed other unspeakable acts, criminal acts. His criminal behavior culminated in the murder of a young girl named Jeanna North in Fargo, ND. Kyle Bell was apprehended, sent to trial, and convicted of murder. When convicted of murder in the State of North Dakota, Kyle Bell was to go to the penitentiary to spend the rest of his life. But instead, Kyle Bell was put on a bus that was operated by a private company called TransCor.”