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On the recordApril 13, 1994
I am going to vote for the rule, but I believe, as we did with the education bill, that every Member's idea should have been brought to the floor and debated and all amendments should have been made in order. But we are about to expand police in our country, and that is needed. But I think we would be better off by having a few more parents. We are going to build more jails, but I think we would be better off with more parents. We have more probation officers; we would be better off with more parents. We are going to have more courts and more judges, and I think America would be better off with more parents. Ladies and gentlemen, America is not safe. It is very simple; a crime bill is not enough. We have got to change the tax laws and the trade laws, and we need more parents and more jobs, and we are not getting them. But I want to talk about this crime bill with some specificity.

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Discussing the need for more parental involvement and jobs in relation to crime legislation.

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