Mark Hatfield said "last fall the Senate passed a crime bill that included a broad expansion of the death penalty to numerous Federal crimes. That was a mistake that I hope is not replicated soon by the House of Representatives. Last week, dissenting from the Supreme Court's decision to deny review of the scheduled execution of a prisoner in Texas, Justice Blackmun eloquently stated many of the inherent problems with the death penalty. I ask unanimous consent that this opinion be placed in the Record following my remarks, and I urge my colleagues to review it carefully." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 2, 1994

last fall the Senate passed a crime bill that included a broad expansion of the death penalty to numerous Federal crimes. That was a mistake that I hope is not replicated soon by the House of Representatives. Last week, dissenting from the Supreme Court's decision to deny review of the scheduled execution of a prisoner in Texas, Justice Blackmun eloquently stated many of the inherent problems with the death penalty. I ask unanimous consent that this opinion be placed in the Record following my remarks, and I urge my colleagues to review it carefully.

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Mark Hatfield

Oregon

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about the expansion of the death penalty in a recent crime bill.

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