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John Chenoweth: “I rise in great support of the Istook amendment. The tendency in these days is to interfere with that very precious…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1998
I rise in great support of the Istook amendment. The tendency in these days is to interfere with that very precious relationship between parents and children... fully 66 percent of those polled said that they believed that parental consent... should be required. This is what teenagers said. Also, in another recent poll it also said that 47 percent of all unintended pregnancies in the U.S. occur when women are on contraceptives. We need more than just contraceptives. We need good parental relationships, and we need to encourage that.
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John Chenoweth
Republican · Colorado
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Supporting the Istook amendment and discussing parental responsibility in relation to teenage issues.

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