Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia for his comments. He has been a strong advocate for good juvenile justice policy since he was in the Georgia legislature, and has an excellent reputation for that good work. I would like to thank the Act for Juvenile Justice Coalition for their leadership; Senators Grassley and Whitehouse; and staff members on this side, Denise Forte, Jacque Chevalier, and Christian Haines. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record letters from the National Prevention Science Coalition, the American Orthopsychiatric Association, and the NAACP. National Prevention Science Coalition Date: September 18, 2016. To: Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Bobby Scott, House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Re In support of H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016. This letter comes in support of H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016. I really appreciate Representative Curbelo and Ranking Member Scott for their leadership in introducing the bill. As a 30+ year juvenile and criminal justice practitioner, educator and clinician, I have had many opportunities to work with various policy efforts involving at-risk and other youths who come in contact with the juvenile justice system. My background includes policy and practice experiences at federal, state, county and local municipal levels of government.…”