Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 227) supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows: H. Con. Res. 227 Whereas National Urban Crimes Awareness Week will be celebrated the second week in February 2010; Whereas 48,430 violent crimes occurred in New York City in 2008, compared to 28,941 in non-New York City counties in the State of New York; Whereas an estimated 1,382,012 violent crimes occurred nationwide in 2008; Whereas over 6,000,000 people were victims of crime in 2008; Whereas according to the 2008 National Crime Victimization Survey, African-Americans experienced higher rates than Whites of every violent crime except simple assault; Whereas acts of violence and crime cause pain and disruption that can have lasting effects; Whereas the number of crimes can be reduced if community members are taught crime prevention techniques and become more involved in crime prevention activities; Whereas neighborhood crime contributes to community neglect and disintegration; and Whereas numerous studies demonstrate that evidence-based prevention and intervention programs can reduce delinquency and serious juvenile crime: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That-- (1) it is the sense of Congress that-- (A) National Urban Crimes Aware…”