I want to just point out a few things that I think perhaps make the Hughes substitute the more reasonable result in this particular instance. I want to congratulate the gentleman from Florida, because I think what he has attempted to do is…

America needs truth in sentencing. In the avalanche of legislation that has been introduced this year to address the issue of crime in America, one bill which my colleague, the gentleman from Alaska [Mr. Young], and I have introduced will…

before my election to the House of Representatives in 1985, I served for two terms, 8 years, as the district attorney for the Eighth Judicial District in Texas. During that 8-year period of time, I had an up close and personal look at…