it is my local police chiefs and my local sheriffs who have called me to say they like the crime bill of last year, that it is working, and they are getting new police officers. It is the local law enforcement people who call me, the Oregon State Patrol. They have called and said they do not like the changes; they want the bill that was there last year. I think they do not know what is going on. I think we should trust them.
Discussing local law enforcement support for the previous year's crime bill.
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