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T. Gorton: “Each of us agrees on the vital importance of Byrne grants to effective law enforcement and particularly to effective…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1994
Each of us agrees on the vital importance of Byrne grants to effective law enforcement and particularly to effective drug interdiction in the United States. The Senator from Iowa proposes that it be taken out of antiballistic missile defense. This Senator proposes that it be taken out of all functions proportionate to the amount of money that they spend on furniture and on furnishings which, of course, will include a very small amount from the defense function itself. So the basic debate in which we are engaged at the present time is whether or not we want to restore this money for a vitally effective law enforcement function out of national defense or out of furnishings. I think it is a very simple proposition.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington

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Discussing the funding of Byrne grants for law enforcement during Senate floor debate.

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