Political Quotes

“When police arrest children and young adults who shrug off their criminal acts as a right of passage, our response is often fear and anger. How can we protect ourselves? How can we make them pay for what they have done? Then a secondary, more productive response sets in, how did these children become settled in lives of delinquency and crime? How can we intervene to break the link between a single delinquent act and a life of criminal activity? Today, after countless hearings and debates, we seek to answer these questions with a balanced response through H.R. 1900, the Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act. This act, sponsored by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), is a product of extensive negotiations between Members of both sides of the aisle; and I am pleased that it comes to the floor with bipartisan support, thanks in large part to the sustained effort of the bill's authors. H.R. 1900 recognizes that there are many root causes of crime.”