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February 3, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1133 the needs and expectations of its pri- team member deserves to be recognized Senate’s commitment to the American mary users. and I will mention them in numerical people to make our streets safe from Mr. President, I know that Treva order: , , crime, to ensure that the benefits of Turner is going to be missed by all , , , this great technological and commu- those who had the opportunity to work , , nications age reach all our people with her. I also know that each of us is , , Steve unencumbered by artificial legal bar- grateful for the dedicated service and Atwater, , , riers, and to ensure that we preserve support she has rendered to the United , , An- and protect the rule of law. I will have States Congress and that we wish her thony Lynn, , Detron more to say in the coming days about health, happiness, and success in the Smith, , , this agenda. Today, however, I would years to come. , , Keith like to focus my comments on what I f Burns, , K.C. Johns, Dan believe are highly irresponsible cuts to Neil, David Diaz-Infante, , administration of justice programs in RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENT , , Cyron the President’s budget proposal. OF THE BRONCOS Brown, , Tony Jones, This year, criminal justice issues Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, , Chris Banks, Rod Smith, should and will once again require the today I recognize the members of the , , Shannon attention of the Senate. Many of our World Champion of the Sharpe, Willie Green, Byron Chamber- communities are not sharing equally in and their lain, Ed McCaffrey, , the decline in crime rates. For in- stunning victory this past Neil Smith, , Trevor stance, according to FBI data, while weekend. Pryce, , Marvin Wash- the rate of violent crimes decreased na- For the second consecutive year, the ington, , Mike tionally by four percent in 1997, the Denver Broncos have proven the value Lodish, , , FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports dem- of dedication, preparation and execu- , Jeff Lewis, Chris Gizzi, onstrate that in the Mountain West, tion as they played through the regular Andre Cooper, Tori Noel, Curtis Alex- the decline was only 2.4 percent, and football season, into the playoffs and in ander, Viliami Maumau, Marvin Thom- my state of Utah posted a slight in- the league championship, Super Bowl as; and the coaching staff, , crease. Similarly, property crimes de- XXXIII. , , Ed creased nationally 3.1 percent, but only I would also like to recognize the At- Donatell, George Dyer, , decreased one-half of one percent in lanta Falcons for a terrific season. , , Pat the Mountain West. Again, my state of They deserve praise for their efforts McPherson, , Ricky Por- Utah actually had an increase in prop- and a well fought game. Few gave them ter, Greg Robinson, Greg Saporta, Rick erty crime. Compared to rates in the a chance to make it as far as they did; Smith, , , Northeast, the violent crime rate is but, they proved to everyone that they and Rich Tuten. 46.4 percent higher in the West and 52.1 are a team of the future. Many people also underestimated the percent higher in the South. Most folks know how close the Den- strength of the Denver Broncos’ de- And it is not just crime rates that ver Broncos came during the past sea- fense. When push came to shove, the need further improvement. The youth son to going undefeated. In addition, defense kept the second best running drug epidemic continues to plague us. the Denver Bronco players and the en- back in the game this season from According to the National Institute of tire organization won more games dur- gaining 100 rushing yards and inter- Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future ing the three most recent seasons than cepted three passes from the opposing surveys, drug use among our youth has any other NFL team. Great teams are in the Super Bowl. De- grown substantially, and recent mar- measured by sustained success and by fense wins championships, and Den- ginal improvement cannot hide the any measure, the Denver Broncos rank ver’s defense proved this to be true. fact that more of our young people among the greatest teams in history. Mr. President, the offensive line than ever are ensnared by drugs. From For the first time in nearly 20 years needs to be recognized for an out- 1991 to 1998, the lifetime use of mari- the Broncos, an standing effort—season after season. juana—the gateway to harder drugs— Conference team, won back to back The reason the Denver Broncos run- has increased among school-age youth. Super Bowls. A total team effort was ning and passing attack was so domi- The number of 8th graders reporting to exemplified by the Denver Broncos this nant was, in large part, due to the ef- have ever used marijuana has increased season. forts of the offensive line. by 55 percent from 1991 to 1998, and the Mr. President, I would also like to The Denver Broncos have come a number of 8th graders who have used recognize several members of the Den- long way since their introduction into marijuana within the past year has in- ver Broncos organization for their out- the in 1960, creased by 173 percent in that same standing achievements during this past with their mustard and brown vertical time. season. Specifically, Owner striped socks, to the Denver Broncos of Not surprisingly, then, use of harder and for today which have dominated the NFL drugs has also increased. The number their proven ability to assemble the with two consecutive world champion- of 8th graders who have used cocaine necessary players and develop game ships. within the past year has increased by plans that consistently provide vic- It is a special honor for me to make 181 percent from 1991 to 1998, and the tories for this franchise; Quarterback a Senate floor statement for the second number these students who have used , Super Bowl XXXIII’s Most year in a row to congratulate the Den- heroin within the past year has in- Valuable Player and a consistent Pro ver Broncos. Today I invite my Senate creased by 86 percent in the same time Bowl caliber quarterback who for 16 colleagues to join me in a Mile High period. And significantly, 1997 to 1998, seasons has been the uncontested lead- Salute to the World Champion Denver lifetime heroin use by 8th and 10th er of the Denver Broncos and a valu- Broncos. graders has increased by 0.2 percent, able civic leader and role model for f meaning that the use of this deadly young Americans; and drug is still on the rise among our , the NFL’s Most Valuable PRESIDENT CLINTON’S ADMINIS- youth. Player for the 1998–99 season. TRATION OF JUSTICE BUDGET Because we have so far to go in our These people are the most recogniz- CUTS fight against crime and drugs, I am able names in the Broncos’ organiza- Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, even as particularly disturbed by the Presi- tion and are major contributors to the the Senate has been weighing historic dent’s proposed budget for the Depart- Broncos’ success. But, like in my of- matters, the important work of the Ju- ment of Justice. The Clinton budget fice, the total team effort is what made diciary Committee has gone forward as provides only a marginal 1.6 percent in- the Broncos victorious. The entire well. I am pleased to report that the crease in DOJ funding for FY 2000. But team worked together and went after Judiciary Committee is working to de- even this slight increase pales com- and achieved a common goal. Each velop an agenda that will continue the pared to the massive cuts President

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:39 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S03FE9.REC S03FE9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S1134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 3, 1999 Clinton is proposing in assistance to Mr. President, the recent gains of President Clinton’s budget for Admin- state and local law enforcement. Let state and local law enforcement in the istration of Justice spending is in need me alert my colleagues to what the fight against violent crime are fragile, of significant attention. President is proposing. and have been based largely on the I intend to see that this budget and Undisclosed by the Administration’s Congress’s endless push to place the in- administration of justice programs get spin machine and most media reports, terests of the law abiding over the es- that attention. As Chairman of the Ju- President Clinton is proposing more tablishment of new social spending pro- diciary Committee, I would like to ad- than $1.5 billion in cuts to state and grams. Time and again, Congress has vise my colleagues that a priority of local crime fighting efforts. Among the had to remind President Clinton that the Committee this year will be the re- programs on the President’s chopping government’s first domestic responsi- authorization of the Department of block is the entire Violent Offender bility is to keep our streets and com- Justice. Included in this will be efforts and Truth in Sentencing Incentive munities free from crime. to address expiring authorizations from Grant program. This program has, by From the earliest days of the Clinton the 1994 crime law, a number of which any measure, been a tremendous suc- Administration, the President proposed have been vital to assisting state and cess, providing critical seed money to severe cuts in law enforcement. For ex- local government in reducing crime. I states for bricks and mortar prison ample, in March 1993, the President hope and expect that we will consider, construction and thus making our took the unprecedented step of firing on a bipartisan basis, the important streets safer. every incumbent United States Attor- funding and policy questions inherent Incarceration deters crime. Dramatic ney, a move the Administrative Office in this effort, so to ensure that the De- and historic reductions in sentence of the U.S. Courts later said contrib- partment can continue into the next lengths and the expectation of punish- uted to significant declines in federal century its important mission of up- ment from the 1950s onward fueled prosecutions. holding the rule of law. steep increases in crime in the Sixties, In 1994, the President proposed cut- We will hold a series of hearings, Seventies, and Eighties. Only after ting 1,523 Department of Justice law both in the newly established Criminal these incarceration trends began to be enforcement positions, including 847 in Justice Oversight Subcommittee and reversed in this decade, did crime rates the FBI, 355 in the DEA, and 143 in U.S. at Full Committee, with the goal being start to fall also. Attorney’s offices. Congress said no. to ensure that the Department of Jus- The Violent Offender and Truth in In 1996, 1997, and 1998, the President tice is making the most of the precious Sentencing Incentive Grant program has proposed cuts to state and local law enforcement dollars appropriated has been an important component of law enforcement assistance. Congress and that essential law enforcement pri- this effort. In response to federal as- has said no. orities are being met for the American sistance, states have changed their sen- And ever since 1995, the President has people. tencing laws. As the President’s own wanted to use badly needed prison con- Mr. President, I appreciate my col- Justice Department reported just last struction grants intended for bricks leagues’ attention. I look forward to month, because of this program, 70 per- and mortar to fund drug treatment and working with them on these important cent of prison admissions in 1997 were other social programs not shown to matters. I thank the Chair, and yield in states requiring criminals to serve have the same crime deterrent effect. the floor. at least 85 percent of their sentence. Congress has said no. The average time served by violent Now the President wants to cut the f criminals has increased 12.2 percent program entirely, and make further since 1993. With such success, why cuts in assistance to state and local RECORD CORRECTION would the President want to eliminate law enforcement. Let me summarize Mr. REID. On rollcall vote No. 8, the this program? these cuts: Senator from Maryland, Ms. MIKULSKI, And he doesn’t stop there. Also elimi- $50 million in Byrne grants for state was necessarily absent because of ill- nated in the President’s budget is the and local law enforcement—Cut. ness. In the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of highly successful Local Law Enforce- $523 million in Local Law Enforce- January 28, her vote was erroneously ment Block Grant program, which ment Block Grants—Cut. announced as ‘‘aye.’’ Her vote on roll- since 1995 has provided more than $2 $645 million in Truth in Sentencing call vote No. 8 should have been an- billion in funding for equipment and Grants—Cut. nounced as ‘‘no.’’ I ask unanimous con- technology directly to state and local $85 million for criminal alien incar- sent that the RECORD be changed to re- law enforcement. The President wants ceration—Cut. flect this correction. to cut 20 percent from the Bulletproof $250 million for juvenile crime and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Vest Partnership Grant Act, which he accountability grants—Cut. objection, it is so ordered. signed into law just last year, to pro- $4 million in Violence Against vide vests to protect officers whose de- Women Grants—Cut. f partments otherwise could not afford $12.5 million in COPS grants tar- this life-saving equipment. The Presi- geting domestic violence—Cut. APPOINTMENT BY THE VICE dent wants to cut $50 million from the Even the President’s own COPS pro- PRESIDENT successful and popular Byrne Grant gram—$125 million Cut. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The program, which provides funding for And what does the President want to Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, numerous state crime-fighting initia- fund? $200 million for a program to in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 1928a– tives, and he proposes funding changes turn prosecutors into social workers, 1928d, as amended, appoints the Sen- that put this program at further risk in who ‘‘focus on the offender, rather than ator from Delaware (Mr. ROTH) as future budgets. The President wants to the specific offense,’’ and provide pun- Chairman of the Senate Delegation to cut by $85 million funding that reim- ishments such as recreational pro- the North Atlantic Assembly during burses states for the costs of incarcer- grams for criminals up to age 22 who the 106th Congress. ating criminal aliens. He wants to cut commit violent offenses, including $4 million from the Violence Against weapons offenses, drug distribution, f Women program, and $12.5 million from hate crimes, and civil rights violations. COPS grants targeting violence against It appears that Congress will have to APPOINTMENT BY THE MAJORITY women. And the Clinton budget slashes say no again, and once again remind LEADER the entire juvenile accountability President Clinton that our govern- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The block grant, which over the past two ment’s first domestic duty is to protect Chair, announces, on behalf of the Ma- years has provided $500 million for the people from crime and violence. I jority Leader, pursuant to Public Law states and local government to address will have more to say in the coming 105–83, his appointment of the Senator the single most ominous crime threat days about the President’s budget and from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS) to serve we face—serious and violent juvenile the Judiciary Committee’s agenda, but as a member of the National Council on crime. suffice it to say, however, that I find the Arts.

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