Kids have no money, and they don't vote.
I am honored to be in their company today and, again, very much appreciate your service.
So there are not air pollution effects from air pollution levels observed today? That is your testimony?
But they are supported by the science, they are supported by public health.
He is a very good lawyer, he has been a great U.S. Attorney, and I look forward to his smooth confirmation.
As Senator Barrasso's chart shows, poverty is the most significant negative impact on children's overall health.
I want to assure you that as we go forward in Washington on these issues, that we will be in close touch with you.
I just want to close with an expression of my very great pride in what you have done in Rhode Island.
It is really extraordinary what you have accomplished. You took the worst nightmare that every parent dreads more than anything else and you...
The Violence Against Women Act has unquestionably improved the national response to domestic and sexual violence.
VAWA was not only the right thing to do, it has also proven to be fiscally sound legislation.
Congress has a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of so many by reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act in 2011.
Thank you for your leadership in bringing this message (inaudible). It is critically important.
The Violence Against Women Act is working, but the job is not done.
I hear from Rhode Islanders through letters and e-mail all the time on a wide variety of topics.
Tell me a little bit more about the problem of children who witness violence.
So what I think I will do is just briefly adjourn the hearing to allow that disruption to proceed.
And what is the effect that has been shown to take place with children who are witnesses to domestic violence?
