Today's McCain Myth: John McCain will provide law enforcement officials
the tools they need to combat crime
WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being
issued by the Democratic National Committee:
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO )
When John McCain speaks to the National Sheriffs Association in Indiana
today he will no doubt try to convince voters that he would give their
sheriffs and local law enforcement officers the tools and resources they
need to keep our communities safe. But that directly conflicts with Senator
McCain's promise to pay for his decision to make the Bush tax cuts he once
opposed permanent by vetoing every single spending bill that includes
earmarks, the very legislative vehicle Congress often uses to fund critical
law enforcement programs. According to a report by the Congressional
Research Service, the majority of earmarks for the Department of Justice
fund law enforcement programs like the COPS program. Some of these earmarks
went to critical law enforcement programs in Indiana, like gang violence
prevention in South Bend, domestic violence response in Indianapolis, and
equipment modernization for the Sheriffs Office in Indianapolis as part of
the Violent Crime Reduction Program.
When Senator McCain speaks to the Sheriffs today, it's time for some
straight talk on his real priorities for America's future.
LAW ENFORCEMENT EARMARKS IN INDIANA
•$1,500,000.00 In The FY1999 Commerce/State/Justice Appropriations
Bill: Indianapolis sheriff's office equipment modernization [COPS - Violent
Crime Reduction Program] (Department of Justice) [Citizens Against
Government Waste (CAGW.org) Pigbooks, FY95-FY07]
•$1,500,000.00 In The FY2001 Commerce/State/Justice Appropriations
Bill: Indianapolis Automated Fingerprint Identification System (Crime
Identification Technology Act Program) [Citizens Against Government Waste
(CAGW.org) Pigbooks, FY95-FY07]
•$150,000.00 In The FY2002 Commerce/State/Justice Appropriations Bill:
For the Indianapolis Comprehensive Domestic Violence Response Program
(Edward Byrne Grants to States - Office of Justice Programs) [Citizens
Against Government Waste (CAGW.org) Pigbooks, FY95-FY07]
•$100,000.00 In The FY2005 Commerce/State/Justice Appropriations Bill:
City of South Bend Youth Gang Violence Prevention Initiative (Discretionary
Grants - Juvenile Justice Programs) [Citizens Against Government Waste
(CAGW.org) Pigbooks, FY95-FY07]
•$25,000.00 In The FY2006 Commerce/State/Justice Appropriations Bill:
Miami County, Sheriff's Department for a law enforcement initiative
(Discretionary Grants - Juvenile Justice Programs) [Citizens Against
Government Waste (CAGW.org) Pigbooks, FY95-FY07]
Majority of DOJ Earmarks Fund Law Enforcement Programs. "Typically, the
majority of earmarks within the Department of Justice involve State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance, Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS), and the juvenile discretionary grants." [CRS Report, 1/26/06]
COPS PROGRAM IN INDIANA:
Indiana Law Enforcement Agencies Have Received Over $120 Million In
COPS Funding. As of March of 2006, law enforcement agencies in Indiana had
received over $120 million in funding from COPS grants. ["COPS Quick Facts
For The State of Indiana," http://www.cops.usdoj.gov , 3/3/2006]
COPS Funding Has Lead To Hiring Of Over 1,500 new Police Officers In
Indiana. As of March of 2006, "COPS grants have funded 1,581 additional
police officers and sheriffs deputies to engage in community policing
activities, including crime prevention, in Indiana." ["COPS Quick Facts For
The State of Indiana," http://www.cops.usdoj.gov, 3/3/2006]
COPS Funding Has Aided Nearly 280 Indiana Law Enforcement Agencies. As
of March of 2006, "279 local and state law enforcement agencies in Indiana
have directly benefited from funding made available through the COPS
Office." ["COPS Quick Facts For The State of Indiana,"
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov , 3/3/2006]
Over $12 Million In COPS Funding Has Gone To Improving Safety In
Indiana Schools. Over $12.5 million in COPS funding has gone to adding 103
officers to improve safety in Indiana's primary and secondary schools, as
of March 2006. ["COPS Quick Facts For The State of Indiana,"
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov , 3/3/2006]
Over $20 Million Has Helped To Build Indiana's Crime-Fighting
Technology. As of March of 2006, over $20 million had been awarded to help
Indiana's law enforcement agencies acquire "crime-fighting technologies."
["COPS Quick Facts For The State of Indiana," http://www.cops.usdoj.gov ,
3/3/2006]
After casting himself as a "Maverick" in 2000, the new John McCain is
walking in lockstep with President Bush, pandering to the right wing of the
Republican Party, and embracing the ideology he once denounced. On the
campaign trail McCain has callously abandoned many of his previously held
positions, even contradicted himself, in a blatant attempt to remake
himself into a candidate Republicans can accept in 2008. So just who is the
real John McCain? The Democratic National Committee will present a daily
fact aimed at exposing the man behind the myth.
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http://www.democrats.org.
This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's
committee.
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
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