[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 74 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5509-S5510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              THE INTERNET

  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I was just reading parts of my mail that 
came in. I wanted to call the attention of the Senate to a very 
interesting letter I just received from Charlie Brogan, president of 
the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, from Lexington, NE. He writes 
and says:

       I thought about you this week when my daughter brought home 
     the enclosed set of rules about Internet use. She's a second 
     grader in Sandoz School in Lexington. Her teacher, Dianne 
     Yeutter, spent a considerable amount of time with the 
     children on the proper use of the Internet.
       Maybe all segments of the nation don't appreciate the 
     seriousness of the Internet pornography problem, but people 
     like you and I with children and grandchildren certainly 
     understand it very well.

  I thought his daughter's note was very interesting. It is brief.

       Internet is fun and helpful when you need to research 
     information for reports. However, we are concerned about 
     certain things. Don't use the Internet unless you know what 
     you're doing and where you're going. We not only have to ask 
     Mrs. Yeutter permission to use the Internet but she always 
     asks where we're going. She is in the room when we use the 
     Internet. One or two clicks of the mouse can be powerful. 
     They can take you to places where you shouldn't go. For 
     example, you can get into big trouble by buying stuff you 
     don't want. You can click into things that are inappropriate 
     for kids and adults. Sometimes the words we read are hard to 
     pronounce and understand.

  I thank that second-grader. I thought the U.S. Senate might like to 
hear how one second-grader feels about what we have done thus far.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent these letters be printed in 
the Record.
  There being no objection, the letters were ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                            Nebraska Broadcasters Association,

                                          Omaha, NE, May 18, 1996.
     Hon. J.J. Exon,
     Hart Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Exon: Thank you for attending our luncheon for 
     Chris McLean last

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     week in Omaha. Your presence and remarks were the right touch 
     to make it a really nice event for Chris. We have appreciated 
     having him on the job.
       I thought about you this week when my daughter brought home 
     the enclosed set of rules about Internet use. She's a second 
     grader at Sandoz School in Lexington. Her teacher, Dianne 
     Yeutter, spent a considerable amount of time with the 
     children on the proper use of the Internet.
       Maybe all segments of the nation don't appreciate the 
     seriousness of the Internet pornography problem, but people 
     like you and I with children and grandchildren certainly 
     understand it very well. Thank for all your time and effort 
     working on the problem.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Charlie Brogan,
     President, N-B-A.
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       Internet is fun and helpful when we need to research 
     information for reports. However, we are concerned about 
     certain things. Don't use the Internet unless you know what 
     you're doing and where you're going. We not only have to ask 
     Mrs. Yeutter permission to use the Internet but she always 
     asks where we're going. She is in the room when we use 
     Internet. One or two clicks of the mouse can be powerful. 
     They can take you places where you shouldn't go. For example, 
     you can get into big trouble by buying stuff you don't want. 
     You can click into things that are inappropriate for kids and 
     adults. Sometimes the words we read are hard to pronounce and 
     understand.

  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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