Political Quotes

“ask any group of parents what they worry about most, and I guarantee you that keeping their kids safe in a world that sometimes seems to get more dangerous by the day will be at the very top of that list. The legislation before us will help make kids in this country safer by giving schools access to national criminal information databases, allowing to them conduct more thorough background checks on prospective teachers. It is as simple as that. It goes without saying that the vast majority of teachers in this country are praiseworthy men and women dedicated to the well-being of the children that they teach. But, unfortunately, even schools are not safe from the criminals and pedophiles who threaten the innocence and safety of our kids. It must be a priority of this Congress and our Nation to see that anyone who has harmed a child is brought to justice, and this legislation will help to ensure that no criminal ever finds a safe haven in a school. I want to thank Mr. Porter for his hard work, Chairman Sensenbrenner for allowing this to go forward and for your hard work. And I am especially pleased to see it move forward as part of the Suburban Agenda. And I urge my colleagues to support the SAFE Act.”