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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 17, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO HEADS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
The Rose Garden
12:16 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Well, welcome. And I'm meeting today
with the heads of the various federal crime fighting agencies to
renew our determination to defeat drugs, to defeat crime, and to
destroy the kingpins behind them.
Over the past year, these agency chiefs were asked to
take on even greater responsibilities, and they've answered the call
with great distinction. And I only wish that Congress would finish
the job that I asked them to do last spring. True, in fairness, more
money has been provided for new prison space and more federal law
enforcement officers, but too much work has been left undone. And
Congress must act now on the rest of our package to fight violent
crime, to toughen the federal sentencing for those using a firearm in
the commission of a felony, to reform the rules of evidence, and to
enact the death penalty proposal that I sent them. These agency
heads and their agents face enough constraints and the last thing
that they need is for the Congress to not move or to tie their hands.
Seven months ago we were also drafting our initial drug
strategy, and I must say we've since enjoyed success in getting our
first strategy approved by the Congress. The American people have
rallied behind our plan. Law enforcers from the feds to the cops out
there on the beat have joined together to make it work. And, in
short, our first strategy laid a solid foundation for our future
efforts.
And we have seen great progress where it counts -- in the
streets, where record amounts of cocaine have been seized. And yet,
we have yet to turn the corner. In this very city, January has been
the month of murder -- the deadliest month in the history of the
District of Columbia.
So we're going to press on, press hard in our second
strategy, which is going to be released in advance of our budget.
And all of this I will be discussing in this second annual luncheon
today here.
Before we go inside, I wanted to thank three people
especially -- Secretary Brady, Attorney General Thornburgh, and my
very able Director, Bill Bennett. They place teamwork before turf,
giving crime fighters everywhere an example of how to cooperate
against crime. I'm proud of them. I'm proud of all the rest of our
law enforcement people here and those with whom we're associated all
across this country.
So what we want to do is get moving now. And now, if
we'll go inside, we can hear from each and every one of you, if you
will, as to how your work is going.
Hello, Jack. How are you? Good to see you.
Thank you all very much.
Q
Mr. President, what about happened in Colombia
today, sir?
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THE PRESIDENT: What?
Q
The communication by these so-called extraditables
claiming they would stop the cocaine trade, making that claim again
in return for --
THE PRESIDENT: Well, they've a credibility problem with
me. But that's one point, and the other is, I've learned not to
comment on matters that I have not seen verified. So you're asking
about something that -- a statement that I just don't know anything
about.
Thank you all very much.
END
12:19 P.M. EST