[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E484-E485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PORNOGRAPHY ON THE INTERNET

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                            HON. NICK SMITH

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 28, 1996

  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about recent 
stories of children accessing pornographic material on the Internet. 
This does not, however, mean that there is a problem with the Internet, 
rather it tells us how much the moral fiber of America has decayed. In 
short, this material is available because people are demanding it.
  When a product is in demand, such as pornographic material on the 
Internet, there is no system more powerful in delivering these demands 
than our free market. Therefore, we must focus on strengthening our 
families' and citizens' morality, so it is no longer acceptable to 
transmit or possess this material. The Government cannot prevent the 
market from delivering its product to a want in consumer. We must 
change the focus of the debate from Government prevention, back to the 
family responsibility.
  Short of this, the Government can only hope to help business by 
allowing them to be responsible and close off children's access to this 
material. That's why I supported Representative Chris Cox's amendment 
in the House, which allowed business to filter material without threat 
of a lawsuit.

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                         A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER

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                            HON. CURT WELDON

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 28, 1996

  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I am saddened today to bring 
to your attention the recent passing of one of this Nation's finest, 
most caring, and gentlest women--my mother.
  Catherine C. Weldon, as she is known to others, was a devoted mother. 
And devoted she had to be to be put up with raising myself, my six 
brothers, and my two sisters. Yet she cared for each of us as if we 
were an only child, giving every one of us the individual attention 
that children need from their mother. And she did so happily and from 
the bottom of her heart.
  One would think that simply raising the nine of us would have been a 
full-time job, yet she still found time to become an activist in our 
church. There she volunteered her time at the Sunday school and various 
other church activities. She also was the founder and leader of the 
Pioneer Girls of Marcus Hook Baptist Church.
  My mother served her community in other ways as well. She was a 
regular volunteer for the Red Cross and their local bloodmobile. 
Additionally, she served on the Parent-Teachers Association at Marcus 
Hook Elementary School, the school my brothers, sisters, and I 
attended.
  She was married to the late Stephen Weldon, Sr., mother of 9 
children: Harry Weldon, Dick Weldon, Kay Weldon Nass, Don Weldon, Betty 
Weldon Doyle, Bob Weldon, Paul Weldon, myself, and the late Steve 
Weldon, Jr; 37 grandchildren: Stephen W. Weldon III, Lillian Weldon 
Speakman, Doris Weldon, Catherine Weldon LeMand, John Weldon, Jennifer 
Weldon Higgins, Harry Weldon, Jr., Earl Weldon, Lisa Weldon Cowper, 
Paula Weldon Chaplin, David Weldon, Richard Weldon, Jr., Kerry Weldon 
McDermott, Timothy Weldon, Craig Weldon, Robert Nass II, Curt Nass, 
Scott Nass, Tracy Nass Brown, the late Christopher Nass, Donald Weldon, 
Jr., Glen Weldon, Sandra Doyle Moon, Sharon Doyle Freeman, the late 
Robert Weldon II, Jeff Weldon, Greg Weldon, Julie Weldon, Clay Weldon, 
Clint Weldon, Chad Weldon, Christie Weldon, Karen Weldon, Kristin 
Weldon, Kimberly Weldon, Curt Weldon, Jr., and Andrew Weldon; 54 great-
grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
  Her funeral service will be held at Marcus Hook Baptist Church, in 
Linwood, PA, on April 2, 1996, at 11 a.m. Friends may call from 9:30 
a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church. Internment will follow the service at 
Lawncroft Memorial Cemetery in Linwood. The Catherine Weldon Christian 
Education Fund has been setup to receive donations in lieu of flowers. 
Contributions will be used to provide educational funding for children 
of families throughout the area. Donations can be sent to the Catherine 
Weldon Christian Education Fund, c/o the First National Bank of West 
Chester, P.O. Box 523, West Chester PA 19381.
  My mother was truly a remarkable woman. Words cannot express how 
deeply she will be missed by her friends, neighbors, and relatives.

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