Mr. Chairman, I believe many people are missing the point of this. In the last 26 years we have found this program, using $200 million a year of Federal taxpayers' money to help teenagers sneak around behind the backs of their parents, does not work. It has doubled the out-of-wedlock birthrate among teenagers. We need to get parental responsibility back involved if we expect to improve the standards and return accountability in this country.
Discussing the effectiveness of a federal program related to teenage behavior.
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