Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 497) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 497 Whereas the month of April has been designated ``National Child Abuse Prevention Month'' as an annual tradition initiated in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter; Whereas the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System reports that 772,000 children were victims of abuse and neglect in the United States in 2008, causing unspeakable pain and suffering for our most vulnerable citizens; Whereas approximately 95,000 of those children were younger than 1 year old; Whereas more than 4 children die each day in the United States as a result of abuse or neglect; Whereas children younger than 1 year old accounted for over 40 percent of all child abuse and neglect fatalities in 2008, and children younger than 4 years old accounted for nearly 80 percent of all child abuse and neglect fatalities in 2008; Whereas abusive head trauma, including the trauma known as Shaken Baby Syndrome, is recognized as the leading cause of death among physically abused children; Whereas Shaken Baby Syndrome can result in loss of vision, brain damage, paralysis, seizures, or death; Whereas medical professionals…”