Orrin Hatch: “at a recent speech before law enforcement officers in Ohio, President Clinton talked tough about crime saying, ``I care…”

“at a recent speech before law enforcement officers in Ohio, President Clinton talked tough about crime saying, ``I care a lot about this problem.'' Alluding to his years as a State attorney general and Governor, the President went on to say: I know what it means to double the prison capacity of a State, and to sign laws toughening crimes, and to * * * add to the stock of police officers and to deal with all the problems that are facing them. I know this is a tough problem. I also know it is a complicated one. President Clinton had earlier announced that ``We will continue with strengthened efforts by Federal law enforcement agencies--in concert with their State and local counterparts--to disrupt, dismantle, and destroy'' criminal organizations. Within several days of these remarks, President Clinton delivered to Congress a budget that cuts Federal prison construction by nearly 30 percent--a $78 million reduction, cuts Federal law enforcement personnel, and cuts existing grants to State law enforcement. The President's budget does not reflect the rhetoric of enthusiastic support for crime control and law enforcement he espouses. The fiscal year 1995 budget cuts 1,523 Department of Justice law enforcement agency positions.…”