It expands aid to crime victims and permits them to speak at the sentencing of their assailants. The crime bill goes to the heart of our drug interdiction strategy and strengthens our efforts to deny drug smugglers access routes into our country. Unlike President Bushs 1993 budget. which provides for only eight new Border Patrol positions. the crime bill authorizes the hiring. training. and equipping of 500 new Border Patrol officers to halt the flow of drugs crossing our borders. To combat the crime resulting from the drug epidemic. the bill authorizes hundreds of new FBI. DEA. and U.S. attorneys.
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