[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25811]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE SUMMIT

  (Ms. SANCHEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent and 
the Orange County delegate to the Voices Against Violence Summit this 
week. As my colleagues know, our Democratic leader, the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), is sponsoring a youth summit to combat teen 
violence, and I am proud to be participating in this event.
  Michelle Aceves is in Washington as a result. She is a recent 
graduate of Century High School of Santa Ana, and now she attends 
Orange Coast College, where she is studying psychology and broadcast 
journalism. She plans to complete her studies at the University of 
California at Santa Barbara.
  In addition to her academic commitment, Ms. Aceves works part-time 
and volunteers at McFadden Middle School in my district. Hundreds of 
teenagers like Michelle from across the country are here this week to 
share their ideas on youth violence. Michelle and her fellow delegates 
have proven what many of us have long known, that our teenagers believe 
that helping our children and young adults stay safe is a top priority 
and that they want to help solve this crisis.
  This conference will lay the foundation for local projects to prevent 
violence in our schools. Our teens can contribute to the congressional 
debate on youth violence, and they can help to find solutions. But we 
must listen.

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