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Voting 238 to 192, the House passed a crime bill tonight that could derail President Clinton's plan to hire more police nationwide. The president has said that he would veto such a bill. The sixth and final segment of the GOP's anti-crime package replaces crime prevention programs and funds tied to localities increasing their police force -- two key components of the 1994 anti-crime law -- with a flexible block grant. But the measure faces an uphill fight in the Senate. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said that the Senate would have to come up with a single...
...speed the deportation of illegal aliens. The legislation makes the funding contingent on states imposing several tough sentencing rules, including one requirement that violent felons serve at least 85 percent of their sentenced time. House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt said such a federal mandate runs counter to the GOP promise to give states more power. The crime bills, fourth and fifth in a six-part package, also would ban televisions from federal prison cells. Next item on the GOP list: letting states fund recreation programs with grants originally slated for hiring police. Clinton suggested he may veto that because...
...Ironically, Ostling says,Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole-- who is generally perceived as a political moderate -- now has an inside track with those voters. Today, Ostling notes, Christian Coaltion director Ralph Reed dubbed Dole the "front-runner" for his support of anti-abortion efforts. Reed mentioned only one other GOP candidate, Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, whom he prodded for keeping mum so far on "families and values...
...GOP-controlled House began the process of revamping President Clinton's Crime Bill by passing the least controversial of six crime-related measures. The House passed, by a 431-0 vote, legislation requiring criminals to pay full restitution to victims for damages resulting from their crimes. But the next five proposals, which would allow prosecutors to use evidence gathered in illegal searches, drew fire from some Democrats. The most contentious legislation has yet to hit the floor: a bill that would repeal the ban on assault weapons. The GOP leadership, warned by President Clinton that he would veto any attempt...
...Robert Dornan (R-Calif.), one of Congress' most outspoken conservatives, said he's considering a run for the GOP presidental nomination next year. The 61-year-old former actor and TV talk-show host is known for his incendiary speeches on the House floor, often after hours. Last week, he was forbidden to speak there for one day after he implied yet again that President Clinton was a traitor for dodging the draft and visiting Moscow while in graduate school. Said Dornan today: "Only God knows the outcome, but I'm ready for what may be the toughest mission...