Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2397 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. (a) In General.--The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``TITLE III--GRANTS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ``SEC. 301. FINDINGS. ``Congress finds that-- ``(1) child sexual abuse is a pernicious crime perpetrated through threats of violence, intimidation, manipulation, and abuse of power; ``(2) due to the subversive nature of this crime, the average age of disclosure of incestuous child sexual abuse does not occur until a victim is over 25 years old; ``(3) because many State statutes of limitations applicable to laws involving child sexual abuse fail to give victims adequate time to come forward and report their abuse, numerous victims are unable to seek fair and just remediation against their abusers; and ``(4) due to the especially heinous nature of child sexual abuse, it is imperative that perpetrators of this crime are punished, prevented from reoffending, and victims have the opportunity to see their abusers brought to justice. ``SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.…”