Political Quotes

“In fact, if we went further and tried to tell these States what their sentencing procedures could be, we would be screaming bloody murder and the States would be really making an outcry. Mr. Speaker, but this does hold somebody accountable for some of these prison systems that treat their prisoners like a Motel 6, they run them in and out of this. In the case of Aimee Willard, it was a life sentence and they let the guy out after 12 years and he comes back and murders again. To hold those States financially accountable to me makes ultimate sense, and that is all we are doing. We are doing it with Federal funds, we are not doing it with State taxes. I commend my colleague, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Salmon) for bringing it to the attention of the House. Once again, I am happy to support it. This was a great tragedy. If we can avert this, just one tragedy like this, I think it would be well worth it. I would just say to my friends more than 800 murders, 3,500 rapes, 9,600 sexual assaults annually from individuals who are let go early and released early. Somebody ought to be accountable; that is what this legislation does. I am proud to be a cosponsor.”