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James P. Greenwood: “Mr. Chairman, imagine three children. The first child is the child we would all like to raise. The child abstains from…”

On the recordJuly 11, 1996
Mr. Chairman, imagine three children. The first child is the child we would all like to raise. The child abstains from sexual behavior long beyond their minority status. The second child makes a mistake and becomes involved sexually and that child has a great relationship with mom and dad, and the world works again as the gentleman from Oklahoma would like it to. But, Mr. Chairman, there is a third child in the world and that is a lonely child with very poor parents, no communication skills, and the terror of being pregnant or suffering from AIDS. That is the child we need to think of in this vote. Support the Obey amendment.
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James P. Greenwood
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of sexual behavior among children during a debate on the Obey amendment.

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