Benjamin Gilman: “I testified before the subcommittee concerning the growing nationwide…”

On the recordJune 23, 2000

I testified before the subcommittee concerning the growing nationwide backlog of unanalyzed convicted offender DNA samples. As we are all aware, every day the use of DNA evidence is becoming a more important tool to our Nation's law enforcement personnel; and last year I began to work with the FBI, with New York Governor George Pataki and the New York State Police Department to develop a cooperative and comprehensive resolution of this problem. Consequently, I introduced H.R. 3375, the Convicted Offender DNA Index System Support Act to assist local, State, and Federal law enforcement personnel by ensuring that crucial resources are provided to our DNA databanks and our crime labs. The Justice Department estimates that erasing our Nation's convicted offender backlog alone could resolve at least 600 pending cases. I hope the House will pass this final legislation.

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Benjamin Gilman

New York

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Discussing the introduction of legislation to address the backlog of unanalyzed convicted offender DNA samples.

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Benjamin Gilman: “I testified before the subcommittee concerning the growing nationwide backlog of unanalyzed convicted offender DNA…”

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