House Proceeding on Sep 9th, 2009 :: 2:35:15 to 2:37:35
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Bart Stupak: enforcement officials, volunteer groups and community leaders and neighbors is without a doubt the most effective way of attacking crime anprotecting america's i urge all my colleagues to su reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. e gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield such time as he may consume to

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Speech By: Bart Stupak

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Bart Stupak: the sponsor of the resolution, a law enforcement officer himself, the gentleman from michigan, mr. stupak. the speaker pro mpore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. stupak: thank you, mr. speaker and i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise in support of house resolution 623. this commemorates the national night out event which is sponsored by the national orks

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Bart Stupak: of town watch. i thank my law enforcement caucus co-chair, congressman dave reichert for introducing this resolution with me. national night out, a grassroots crime prevention event took place on august 4 and will take place in texas on october 6, 2009. i appreciate the work of the judiciy committee and chairman

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Bart Stupak: conyers and scott on placing this on the house calendar. i'm disappointed in the partisan obstructionist tactics that precluded recognition in a timely fashion in july. this truly bipartisan resolution that has been introduced year house urging citizens to take back their streets from

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Bart Stupak: criminals is hijacked by partisan politics. a month later we have to talk about this year's event in the past tense. it did bring together citizens, law enforcement agencies and civic gupes throughout the united states -- groups throughout the united states to heighten crime and drug

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Bart Stupak: prevention awareness and national night out is the largest, most cost effective campaign. whether it is stopping illegal drug sales, making schools safer, locating missing children or remaining vigilant against terrorism, local law enforcement officials depend on community networks to succeed.

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Bart Stupak: this high profile, high impact national night out sends a message to criminals letting them that neighborhoods are fighting back. the involvement of citizens and presence of law enforcement in ou combination that makes and keeps neighborhoods safe. the stupak-reichert amendment