[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 126 (Friday, September 13, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10564]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY

 Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to join my friend 
Senator Pressler in introducing legislation to celebrate the children 
of our Nation by establishing National Children's Day on Sunday, 
October 13, 1996.
  National Children's Day will enable us to pay tribute to children and 
to focus on issues that are so important to their health, development, 
and education, Many children today face crises of grave proportions, 
especially as they enter adolescent years. It is of particular concern 
that over 5 million children go hungry at some point each month, and 
that there has been a 60-percent increase in the number of children 
needing foster care in the last 10 years. It is also appropriate that 
adults in the United States have an opportunity to reminisce on their 
youth to recapture some of the fresh insight, innocence, and dreams 
that they may have lost through the years.
  There are times when Congress can enact simple measures that ensure 
that the needs of our Nation's children are being recognized. It is the 
least we can do to celebrate the contributions children make in each of 
our lives and to all America.
  I urge our colleagues to join us in cosponsoring National Children's 
Day.

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