[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          SUFFER THE CHILDREN

  (Mr. FLAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, the Bible says: ``Suffer the children to come 
unto Me and forbid them not for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.'' 
America may not be heaven, but it purports to have a democracy that 
supports a heavenly agenda for its people. Therefore it should not 
forbid its children meals, medical services, and basic necessities.
  We are called upon to set a high moral standard that is consistent 
with that which we teach. Although our children are nonvoting Americans 
they are nonetheless Americans and deserve no less than any other 
American.
  Let us in Congress suffer the children to come unto us and forbid 
them not such things that we are responsible for providing for them.
  We cannot forbid them, we must give to them. This is our moral 
responsibility.

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