House Proceeding on Feb 23rd, 2009 :: 2:27:30 to 2:29:40
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Carolyn McCarthy: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california yields back his time. the the gentlewoman from -- the gentleman from california yields back his time. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. mccarthy: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i know there was a great debate in the committee during the markup and many amendments were brought up. and i also know that there were some members that had wanted to insert certain language as far

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Speech By: Carolyn McCarthy

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Carolyn McCarthy: as for parents and their rights as far as medication. what we did know is that all states have different levels on what the law is for the parents to handle that kind of a situation. many of us felt that it would have been too complicated to try to debate that on every single state.

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Carolyn McCarthy: the practice of many of these residential treatment facilities are shocking and outrageous. it's nearly impossible to believe that in the united states of america there are facilities that would employ child abuse as a teaching technique. this behavior goes beyond uelty. children have died. the abuse has not only been carried out on children who are

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Carolyn McCarthy: defenseless in these circumstances, the abuse has also been carried out against parents who through their best intentions were trying to do everything they could to bring that child back into a natural setting. there is a fult right in this country against abuse. that's why it's absolutely crucial that we make sure that children are kept safe when they are in these facilities by

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Carolyn McCarthy: setting minimum safety standards. how can anyone oppose setting standards that assume the safety and well-being of children? how can anyone oppose stopping child abuse? the bill before us today reflects a bipartisan compromise on legislation that we nearly finished last year. it passed the house by a bipartisan vote of 318 to 103,

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Carolyn McCarthy: but unfortunaly the senate did not act. the legislation is supported by the american association of children's residential centers, the american bar association, the american academy of pediatrics, american psychological association, the child welfare league of america. children's defense fund, easter seals, mental health america,

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Carolyn McCarthy: and the national child abuse coalition and many other organizations. i urge my colleagues to support