We need to completely change the way we treat sex offenders. They are not petty criminals. They prey on our children like animals, and will continue to do so, until we stop them.

I supported them wholeheartedly on so many positions. On this one, they're wrong.

I believe that the entire Congress should hear these poems and reflect on their meaning and I submit them for the Record.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my gratitude to the millions of veterans who have sacrificed in order to protect the freedoms that are enjoyed by all Americans.

I am pleased to introduce the Medicare Glaucoma Detection Act of 1999 today.

It is heartening to know that those who suffered so long under oppression are now willing to share in the burden of preserving freedom.

I rise today to pay tribute to Polish people around the world.

I am glad that Poland is now a full partner in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization--NATO.