[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 126 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1960]
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MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 1501, JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT 
                                OF 1999

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                               speech of

                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 1999

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my colleague 
from New York's motion to instruct.
  Once again, we are standing here having to remind Republicans that 
protecting our children from gun violence is the most important issue 
we should be addressing in Congress.
  And yet, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are sitting and 
doing nothing. We can not stand for this!
  Every day that goes by that we do not act is another day a child 
falls victim to gun violence. How many more deaths are we going to 
allow before we take action?
  Our children are scared and so are their parents. We cannot afford to 
let another child slip through the cracks.
  I ask you, who's taking care of our children?
  Let's address this issue once and for all. Let's not sacrifice the 
life of another child to indecision.

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