[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHILD SAFETY NETWORK

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                         HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 25th 
Anniversary of the Child Safety Network. As the nation's largest 
distributor of child safety information, CSN has tirelessly fought to 
make our nation a safer place for children by preventing child abuse, 
abduction, injury, and exploitation.
  Through the youth violence prevention and intervention initiatives, 
as well promoting the safety of all children who ride public school 
buses, CSN's efforts to safeguard children and educate parents are 
impressive and imperative. For instance, adding free extended driving 
training to the 2,700 school districts that currently use CSN's 
endorsed training courses has reduced preventable accidents by over 30 
percent.
  CSN has worked with schools and schools districts in CA-17, and have 
worked extensively with the California State PTA and the National PTA 
Association. Throughout the past several years, CSN has provided free 
child safety information, including the free CSN Safe Family CD to 
thousands of parents in CA-17. The Safe Family CD and the CSN website 
provide child safety and health information, immunization schedules for 
children, child product recall information, and several new child 
safety programs which include School Bus Safety and driver training, 
extending Drug Free School Zones to Bus Stops, child nutritional 
information, preventing child bullying, and many other issues.
  As the Representative of California's 17th district, as an educator 
of over 30 years, a parent and a grandparent, I am grateful to the 
countless CSN staff and volunteers who are committed to raising safer 
and healthier children. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the Child Safety Network 
for their admirable work these last 25 years in my district, 
California, and our nation--and I extend my warmest wishes in their 
next 25 years.

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