madam chairman , i yield myself 1 minute just to say , first of all , that my distinguished colleague from virginia and i will be working together later this week if they try to close any military bases . 
but on this bill we , unfortunately , have to disagree . 
first of all , madam chairman , murder , rape , kidnapping are already illegal in every state . 
interstate gang members can be caught by rico and organized crime , continuing criminal enterprise , fbi is already working on that . 
but this bill contains a provision that fist fights can subject young people to 10-year mandatory minimums . 
the after-school programs that have been disparaged are the kinds of things that will actually reduce gang involvement . 
you can disparage them by calling it arts and crafts for gang members . 
but if you ask the researchers what will actually make a difference , it is those after-school programs to give the kids constructive things to do with their time . 
madam chairman , i yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from california ( mr. schiff ) xz4003610 , a former prosecutor . 
