Political Quotes

“this is another amendment to try and kill the entire bill, a delaying tactic that I find really a little tiresome, when the bill includes the Title XIII the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Act, Title V, the proposed three-time loser section covers sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact and assaults with intention to commit rape. Title III includes assaults against children. Title XII includes the Child Sexual Prevention Act. Title XVI has the omnibus violence against women provisions, which I trust Members are for. Still to be acted upon, we have amendments approved by the Committee on Rules covering child pornography, introduced by a Republican, the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Smith]. We have yet to come a stalking and domestic violence amendment introduced by the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy]. Mr. Chairman, we have a lot of good material in here to protect children and women. We want to keep it in here. We cannot add every untried idea that has ever been dreamed up but has never had a minute of hearings or this bill will be a little bit too cumbersome to fly. So I am hopeful that we can defeat this procedural amendment to strike, and go on with the consideration of this crime bill.”