Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, when parents evade their responsibilities, children suffer--and the taxpayers often get left with the bill. To protect both children and taxpayers from the consequences of parental irresponsibility, we need to improve our child support enforcement system. We need to send a clear and unmistakable message: Both parents must provide for their children. So today, I rise in strong support of bipartisan legislation introduced today by the Congressional Women's Caucus--legislation that will improve almost every aspect of our current child support enforcement system. The Child Support Responsibility Act would extend much-needed help to custodial parents who, despite time-consuming, often expensive efforts, are still not able to enforce their child support orders across State lines. Interstate cases account for about one-third of all child support awards. Because of differences in State law regarding enforcement, jurisdiction, and service of process, such cases are often among the most difficult. In fact, the General Accounting Office has reported, that 34 percent of mothers in interstate cases reported that they had never received a support payment in 1989.”