Gus Bilirakis: “I have vowed that this Committee will continue vigorous oversight to see these goals accomplished, and I reaffirm this…”

I encourage a ``yes'' vote, and I congratulate Representative Torres and others for this great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close after Mr. Pallone. I reserve the balance of my time.

Every person is endowed with inherent dignity and deserves the freedom to live according to their conscience.

We are learning from those experiences, because a law that gets struck down in court does not protect a child.