Speaker. joining in much of the sentiment expressed by our chairman. my colleagues should be pleased with the core funding contained in this bill. The centerpiece of this bill. the defining characteristic of it. if you will. is law enforcement. which is robustly funded. The FBI enjoys a $136 million increase over last year in this bill. the Drug Enforcement Administration. a $134 million increase. the Immigration and Naturalization Service. a whopping $714 million increase. The INS funding provides for 1.000 new Border Patrol and the equipment to support them. The COPS program. fully funded at $1.4 billion. keeps us on track toward the Presidents promise to increase Federal funding for new policemen on the beat to the 100.000 number. The crime trust fund is increased by $356 million.
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