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Steve Israel: while they talk about cutting the increase, criminals keep increasing. There has been a 3.6 percent increase in violent…

On the recordJuly 26, 2007
while they talk about cutting the increase, criminals keep increasing. There has been a 3.6 percent increase in violent crimes. We believe at least we should keep pace with those criminals so we can put them behind bars and bring them to justice.
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Steve Israel
New York

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Discussing the rise in violent crime and the need for adequate law enforcement funding.

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