Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 498) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 498 Whereas, in 2008, approximately 772,000 children were determined to be victims of abuse or neglect; Whereas, in 2008, an estimated 1,740 children died as a result of abuse or neglect; Whereas, in 2008, an estimated 80 percent of the children who died due to abuse or neglect were under the age of 4; Whereas, in 2008, of the children under the age of 4 who died due to abuse or neglect, the majority were under the age of 1; Whereas abused or neglected children have a higher risk in adulthood for developing health problems, including alcoholism, depression, drug abuse, eating disorders, obesity, suicide, and certain chronic diseases; Whereas a National Institute of Justice study indicated that abused or neglected children-- (1) are 11 times more likely to be arrested for criminal behavior as juveniles; and (2) are 2.7 times more likely to be arrested for violent and criminal behavior as adults; Whereas an estimated \1/3\ of abused or neglected children grow up to abuse or neglect their own children; Whereas providing community-based services to families impacted by child abuse or neglect may be far less costly than-- (1) the emotional and physical damage…”