Andrea Joy Campbell: “I commend Senator Wellstone for personally taking the lead on many of our children's issues in the U.S. Senate. I have…”

“I commend Senator Wellstone for personally taking the lead on many of our children's issues in the U.S. Senate. I have always admired him for that. He knows my background from a home for orphans as a youngster, and I have always really appreciated his willingness to fight the battles for so many children in Congress who do not have a voice themselves. In this bill there are many dollars, in fact, many tens of thousands of dollars, that are going to eventually help youngsters. The GREAT Program is a good example, the Youth Crime Awareness Program is a good example. Just because we fund money through the Federal agencies doesn't mean that some of it has not gone to help reduce gang violence or trying to get youngsters away from a life of crime. I point out that I think in the other bills that have come before the Senate we have tried to at least keep the baseline steady, in fact, increased funding for many children programs in other areas of the national budget.”