I said in my opening statement, I am not sure if there is a single piece of legislation that is a magic bullet that solves this problem, but education over a generation begins to effect change.

What is needed to improve the current data collection and reporting across child protective services and law enforcement, for us to glean the data that we need to make the right decisions?

Nothing is more important than the safety and the well-being of our Nation's children.

Child abuse is a grownup problem.

I hope everybody heard exactly what was said, because we have some stovepipes; stovepipes between law enforcement and child protective services.

A criminal background check will only weed out the offenders known to the criminal justice system.

No child should ever have to suffer the pain or shame of abuse at the hands of an adult.

I wish the outcome of the Super Committee had been different, but I know that on both sides Members committed a lot of hours to try to complete that process and it shows how daunting the task is.

I rise to recognize the Defense Legislative Fellow Program and honor the fellows whom I have come to know well during their service in my office since 2009. These individuals have been among our Nation's best and brightest and they come to…

So, are we just sort of plucking out of the United States just the people that fall through the cracks?

Veterans have little access to follow-up care.

This is simply unacceptable.