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Chuck Schumer: We have learned from LEAA. We have learned, put the money into cops, or we will never see more cops. And so I say to my…

On the recordMarch 7, 1996
We have learned from LEAA. We have learned, put the money into cops, or we will never see more cops. And so I say to my colleagues that is no real crime bill. That bill is a real crime in terms of crime fighting because it does not have money going to fighting the crime. It has the money going to the local politicians and the Governors, who will use it for their own purposes, and the people of America will be no more safe, and, in fact, a great deal less safe, if the cops bill is repealed, as they attempt to do.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the shortcomings of the Local Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) and its impact on crime fighting.

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