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Tim Scott: “If the gentleman will yield; if we are spending $1 billion, plus $10 million is $1.01 billion, it will have zero effect…”

On the recordMay 7, 1997
If the gentleman will yield; if we are spending $1 billion, plus $10 million is $1.01 billion, it will have zero effect on the crime rate. We need to put the money where it will actually make a difference.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the effectiveness of spending on crime reduction.

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