Political Quotes

“I ask the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to a voice vote on passage of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill (S. 414) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 414) was passed, as follows: S. 414 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Child marriage, also known as ``forced marriage'' or ``early marriage'', is a harmful traditional practice that deprives girls of their dignity and human rights. (2) Child marriage as a traditional practice, as well as through coercion or force, is a violation of article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, ``Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of intending spouses''.…”