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Joe Cunningham: one minute on a subject like this that is so critical, I think, to the future is by far not enough and we spend two days…

On the recordMay 8, 1997
one minute on a subject like this that is so critical, I think, to the future is by far not enough and we spend two days on an open rule on housing and in something like this that affects our children. I would like to thank the gentlewoman from Washington. We have just seen two little girls, sisters, that were dumped in a river. We just saw a little girl last month that was found under a pile of rocks. And Megan in New Jersey, and in California. The highest recidivism rate they have, whether it is a juvenile or a senior, is in the sexual abuse area. I have two daughters. I do not care if it is a date rape, if they are on a college level or if it happens, God forbid, what happened to these little girls. It is about time, Mr. Chairman, that we support the victims instead of quit trying to protect the guilty and the lawbreakers.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Addressing the issue of child safety and the need for stronger support for victims of sexual abuse.

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