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John B. Breaux: “I rise to speak about the Elder Justice Act of 2004, the substitute for S. 333 as reported by the Committee on Finance.…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2004
I rise to speak about the Elder Justice Act of 2004, the substitute for S. 333 as reported by the Committee on Finance. This bill is designed to greatly enhance our knowledge about elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, and how to combat it in the 21st Century. Despite the rapid aging of America, few pressing social issues have been as systematically ignored as elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, as illustrated by the following points: Twenty five years of congressional hearings on the devastating effects of elder abuse, called elder abuse a "disgrace" and a "burgeoning national scandal." To date, we have no Federal law enacted to address elder abuse in a comprehensive manner. Congress passed comprehensive bills to address the ugly truth about child abuse and crimes against women, yet there is not one full-time Federal employee working on elder abuse in the entire Federal Government.
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Discussing the Elder Justice Act of 2004 and the issue of elder abuse during a Senate floor speech.

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