[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          VAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, as we head into August, it is worth noting 
our record so far this year in defense of traditional values.
  Last month this body affirmed the role of fathers by passing a 
resolution to promote responsible fatherhood in America. Also in June, 
we got serious about enforcing broadcast decency standards by 
increasing fines for violating the law tenfold. Just this week the 
President signed the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act.
  Last week we defended the Pledge of Allegiance from the whims of 
activist judges who seek to ban it from our schools. Although the 
Marriage Protection Amendment failed to get two-thirds support, it 
gained votes in both the House and Senate this year. Earlier this month 
we passed legislation to enforce laws prohibiting illegal online 
gambling. And last week we affirmed the dignity of human life by 
rejecting taxpayer funding of human embryo-destroying research.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been a good first half of the year for millions 
of Americans who wish to see traditional American values defended on 
Capitol Hill. And I look forward to future successes when we reconvene 
after August.

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