[From nobody Thu Jun 28 14:47:59 2007 Received: from a-ess-sen4.senate.gov ([156.33.214.10]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v8.9.1) with ESMTP id HBF92203 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:29:03 -0700 Received: from a-ess-sen4.senate.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by a-ess-sen4.senate.gov (Switch-3.2.7/Switch-3.2.7) with ESMTP id l5SLFVSb019707; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:15:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from a-ess-sen4.senate.gov with LMTP by a-ess-sen4.senate.gov (3.0.1/sieved-3-0-build-541); Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:15:31 -0400 Received: from SHARED-BH02.shared.ussenate.us (bridgeheadpsq.senate.gov [156.33.222.10]) by a-ess-sen4.senate.gov (Switch-3.2.7/Switch-3.2.7) with ESMTP id l5SLALJJ017517; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:11:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from SENATE-MS09.senate.ussenate.us ([156.33.222.41]) by SHARED-BH02.shared.ussenate.us with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:11:10 -0400 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: CRAPO APPLAUDS VOCA FUND PRESERVATION Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:11:02 -0400 Message-ID: <96DEE6F0B1EE704E855E780DE10A033D033FB25F@SENATE-MS09.senate.ussenate.us> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: CRAPO APPLAUDS VOCA FUND PRESERVATION Thread-Index: Ace5yNQe1zZW5nNjSxWNe7JKNrKRCg== From: "Crapo News Release (Crapo)" <newsclips@crapo.senate.gov> Bcc: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jun 2007 21:11:10.0501 (UTC) FILETIME=[D9FA5D50:01C7B9C8] X-Flow-Control-Info: class=senate.gov reputation=mediumrisk ip=156.33.222.10 ct-class=T3 ct-vol1=0 ct-vol2=2 ct-vol3=2 ct-risk=71 ct-spam1=80 ct-spam2=54 ct-bulk=0 rcpts=75 size=3165 X-Client-IP: 156.33.222.10 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.60 required=5.00 tests=SUBJ_ALL_CAPS=1.00, BAYES_60=1.59, NO_RDNS2=0.01 version=3.1.6 X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (1.0) on mail.turbonet.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Wheeler (202) 224-5150 June 28, 2007 Laura Thurston Goodroe (202) 224-7500 =20 CRAPO APPLAUDS VOCA FUND PRESERVATION Senate appropriations committee keeps Crime Victims Fund intact =20 Washington, DC - In a show of support for victims of crime today, the Senate Appropriations Committee refused to institute a proposed rescission of the Crime Victims Fund in the Fiscal Year appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science according to Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. Crapo, who, for three years, has led efforts in the Senate to keep the Fund out of the General Treasury, applauded the members of the Appropriations Committee for their commitment to victims of crime. =20 "I am extremely pleased that the Senate Appropriations Committee closed the loop in the Senate effort to preserve critical funding for victims of crime that my colleagues and I began on the Budget Committee earlier this year," said Crapo. "I'm proud to be part of an effort to keep non-taxpayer dollars out of the general fund and used where Congress intended when it passed the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) over 20 years ago. The Crime Victims Fund provides direct compensation to crime victims and helps fund dozens of programs in Idaho that help victims of crime recover. VOCA funds account for about $2 million annually of Idaho's assistance to crime victims. The money, collected from fines and forfeitures in federal court, is not taxpayer dollars, and neither the Administration nor Congress has the right to take that money away from those rightfully entitled to it by law-those victimized by criminals." The Victims of Crime Act was enacted in 1984. It set up a fund into which fines and forfeitures assessed in federal court would be deposited one year and distributed to victims of crime the next, in the form of direct compensation and through grants for programs that provide services to crime victims. The grants for programs can be issued for one to four years, depending on the discretion of the state agency responsible for the granting. For the past three years, the Administration has proposed a rescission of the Fund, effectively moving it to the General Fund and making future fund distributions subject to appropriations. =20 To directly link to this news release, please use the following address: http://crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=3D278046 # # # FOR INTERESTED MEDIA: A radio actuality is available by calling 1-800-545-1267. Press 327 at any time during or after the greeting and instructions. You can also access the actuality through the Internet at http://src.senate.gov/radio/. ........................................................................ ............... This is generated from an unattended mailbox. If you have constituent comments or information you would like forwarded to Senator Crapo, please do so at the Senator's website, http://crapo.senate.gov. Comments sent to this e-mail address will not be responded to]