[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 2943]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  ON THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION ACT, H.R. 4472

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act, because it is a 
commonsense way to protect our schoolchildren from pedophiles. Isn't it 
a matter of common sense to allow a local school district in Orlando, 
Florida, to do criminal background checks on coaches, janitors and 
teachers who work with our children to make sure they are not convicted 
pedophiles from Georgia or some other State?
  Isn't it common sense to protect young schoolchildren in the first 
place by keeping these pedophiles locked up with lengthy prison 
sentences?
  Isn't it common sense that coddling repeated sex offenders with self-
esteem courses and rehabilitation doesn't work, and that locking them 
up works?
  It is high time that we crack down on molesters by implementing these 
commonsense reforms. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 4472 
today.

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