Byron Dorgan: “there are a good many issues that come to the floor of the Senate that cause debate between Republicans and Democrats.…”

“there are a good many issues that come to the floor of the Senate that cause debate between Republicans and Democrats. Some are partisan, some cause great rancor, but there is one issue that ought not ever be a partisan debate. That is the issue of crime and how we in our country address it. I come to the floor today to speak about legislation I will formally introduce on Monday on behalf of myself and a Republican colleague, Senator Craig, from Idaho. We have joined together to offer a piece of legislation that we introduced in the last Congress. I think this bill makes a great deal of sense, and I hope the Congress will consider it favorably in this session. As a way of describing the legislation, I want to address why I think legislation in this area is necessary to deal with the issue of crime.”