Orrin Hatch: “it is time for President Clinton to fight for what he says he believes. I call upon President Clinton to urge the…”

“it is time for President Clinton to fight for what he says he believes. I call upon President Clinton to urge the Congress to support the tough anticrime provisions contained in the Senate bill. Several weeks ago, I wrote a letter to President Clinton urging him to call on the Congress to pass certain key provisions that are currently a part of the Senate crime bill. We cannot afford to have this crime bill follow the pattern of the last crime bill conference where, over the objection of several conferees, a majority of conferees adopted the softest, most liberal provisions passed by either body on a range of issues. I am concerned that, without President Clinton's strong, specific support and leadership, several worthy provisions will be jettisoned in conference or significantly weakened. Two examples of measures that need to be preserved are the Hatch- Biden rural crime amendment and the Kempthorne-Hatch rural community policing amendment. These measures increase the amount and effectiveness of law enforcement resources in rural States.”