[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H9904]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               SAVE TODAY

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, Congress may be struggling to fight against 
violence affecting our young people, but our communities are doing 
something about it. Today in San Luis Obispo, California, and around 
this Nation, the American Medical Association Alliance is kicking off 
its save schools program.
  SAVE, which stands for Stop America's Violence Everywhere, began in 
1995. This year the AMA alliance will focus its efforts directly on our 
schools. In my district, the San Luis Obispo Medical Society Alliance 
will team up with the local high school students and a local homeless 
shelter. Dedicated teenagers will mentor younger children in need and 
help them learn to resolve their conflicts peacefully.
  Mr. Speaker, I am especially proud that the national president of the 
AMA Alliance, Ann Hansen, lives in my district. I join Ann in offering 
this rallying cry in the fight against school violence. Save today.

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