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John Shimkus: “Last year we passed on this floor the ``kids.us'' site. President Bush signed this bill into law. It is a safe Internet…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2003
Last year we passed on this floor the ``kids.us'' site. President Bush signed this bill into law. It is a safe Internet site for kids. Now I call upon corporate America, nonprofits and governmental entities to put information on the kids.us site. I also call upon all parents to demand that these entities do so. The World Wide Web is an amazing, but dangerous, place for kids. With the arrival of kids.us, it has now become safer.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing the launch of the kids.us website aimed at providing a safe online space for children.

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