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“VOTE TO SAVE COPS PROGRAM” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H14027 on Dec. 6, 1995.
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VOTE TO SAVE COPS PROGRAM
(Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, today, we will vote on the Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary appropriation bill, which contains the COPS Program. Not only does this bill do away with the successful COPS Program, but if we look on page 21 of the bill, it repudiates the COPS contract that the Department of Justice has signed with our local communities. If my colleagues have received a police officer in their district under the COPS Program, Federal funding for the third year of this program may be taken away.
Having walked a beat myself as a city police officer, I am concerned that not only does the police officer have to worry about his or her personal safety and the community's safety, but now they have to worry about their employment security and safety. The new majority wishes to break the contract with our police officers. Fifty-four police officers in my district are at risk. So let us stand up for the police officers in our communities, let us not allow this new majority to risk the employment opportunities for our police officers. Vote ``yes'' on the Democratic motion to recommit to save the COPS Program and continue employment of cops in your district.
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