Political Quotes

“the Contract With America crime bill was introduced as H.R. No. 3, the Taking Back Our Streets Act. The bill strikes at the heart of the violent crime problem by fixing countless problems with the Clinton crime bill and fixing larger problems with the criminal justice system. The Clinton crime bill addressed the crime problem through more questionable social spending and sleight-of-hand changes in the criminal justice system. The Taking Back Our Streets Act, however, sends a tough warning to would-be criminals, do the crime, serve the time. To facilitate the consideration of the crime bills on the House floor, H.R. 3 was divided into six bills: The Victim Restitution Act, which was passed; the Exclusionary Rule Reform Act, which was passed; the Violent Criminal Incarceration Act, which was passed; the Criminal Alien Deportation Act, which was passed; and the Effective Death Penalty Act. Now before the Congress is the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grant. Today we continue to solidify the Republican approach to battling crime by considering that H.R. 728 measure, which is designed to place control of Federal anticrime dollars where it belongs, in the hands of the local law enforcement officials who are at the front line in the battle against crime, to decide for themselves where the funds should go for local programs. H.R. 728 replaces major portions of the President's crime package which passed last year.”