Angie Craig: “I am extremely pleased to be able to come to the floor this afternoon to join my colleague in support of S. 1134, the…”

“I am extremely pleased to be able to come to the floor this afternoon to join my colleague in support of S. 1134, the Affordable Education Act. A few moments ago, I was in our TV studio cutting a tape, as many of us oftentimes do, to send back to our constituents or to speak out on a given issue in which a group has asked us to become involved. I was cutting a tape on a project that is a nationwide project called Safe Place. You have probably seen that triangular, yellow sign that shows a child inside that is on the glass or door of a small business, a fire station, or a city hall. It says 'Safe Place,' and designates that particular location as ready to receive a child in crisis, a child who has had a crisis within its home or with its peers in the community and feels at risk and therefore seeks a safe sanctuary, a haven. I have also asked our colleagues to support the third week of March for the second year in a row as National Safe Place Week. The reason I say that in the context of the Affordable Education Act is that we Americans recognize the value of our young people. We recognize they are without question our most important asset and that we have a fundamental responsibility to them as a culture and as a society.”