The President has known the numbers that were in this bill since then. He has known that this is a real crime bill. that this bill provides $14.6 billion to fight crime. which is 20 percent more than last years level. He has known that it provides 25 percent more for immigration initiatives than last years level. and 57 percent more for State and local law enforcement than last years level. plus it gives State and local law enforcement officials more opportunity to determine where the money goes. and it requires less money up front from them than that COPS Program that we have heard so much about. This bill gives States 285 percent more for State criminal alien assistance. and it includes 573 percent more for violenceagainstwomens programs. We have heard that there is a great need for violence against womens programs because of what battered women around this country are telling us.
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