Bill Clinton: “I submit to the Record my disappointment that the Senate failed to consider S. 1948, The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and…”

“I submit to the Record my disappointment that the Senate failed to consider S. 1948, The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act to improve the child safety features in new vehicles. Nearly every other day, a child dies in the United States from a completely preventable tragedy--backed over by a driver who could not see behind their vehicle, strangled in a power window, or killed when an automobile inadvertently shifts into gear. The average age of victims in these cases is just 1 year old. In 70 percent of cases, a parent, relative, or close friend is behind the wheel. Safety is something every family deserves, and it is not a partisan issue. I have been proud to work with Senator Sununu of New Hampshire as my partner on this legislation. We have met with families from our States and listened to parents share their heart-wrenching experience of losing a child. The Gulbransens are one such family. Two-year-old Cameron was killed when he slipped outside unnoticed by his mother and babysitter and toddled behind the SUV his father was backing into the driveway. It is in memory of Cameron and the hundreds of children like him that we introduced bipartisan legislation to take steps we know can reduce these accidents.”