Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3659) to establish an Anti-Bullying Roundtable to study bullying in elementary and secondary schools in the United States, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3659 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as ``Danny's Law''. (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) This Act is named in honor of Daniel Fitzpatrick, who, in August 2016, when he was 13 years old, tragically took his own life as a direct result of bullying. (2) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bullying is among the most commonly reported discipline problems in public schools. (3) Potential effects of bullying include social and emotional distress, physical injury, and increased risk for lowering academic achievement. SEC. 2. ANTI-BULLYING ROUNDTABLE. (a) Establishment.--There is established an independent commission to be known as the ``Anti-Bullying Roundtable'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Roundtable'').…”