House Proceeding on Dec 19th, 2007 :: 4:11:06 to 4:13:28
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Speech By: Jane Harman

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Jane Harman: in a truly bipartisan fashion. and most importantly getting the job done. i want to thank her for that. i want to thank senator clinton and sununu who -- sue knew ue. -- clinton and sue kntnew.

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Janice D. Schakowsky: i want to thank the bransons for coming to me five years ago after their son was killed when the family car backed over him. i can't imagine a horrific circumstance for a family to go through,

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Speech By: Janice D. Schakowsky

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Janice D. Schakowsky: for parents to go flew. yet they took this tragedy to savable the lives of other children throughout the nation. they've been steadfast and unyielding in support of this legislation. as congresswoman

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Janice D. Schakowsky: schakowsky said, so many other parents who have gone through the agony of appearing at news conferences, coming forward and lending their support and their own terrible, terrible experience to

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Janice D. Schakowsky: advancing this legislation. so my heart goes out to them. but most importantly today, i thank them for the efforts which they have given. cameron gillbranson was a young manage h man in my district

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Janice D. Schakowsky: who was killed five years ago. as congresswoman schakowsky said, every year we have more than 200 children killed, 00 children killed despite the best efforts of their friends, their neighbors.

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Janice D. Schakowsky: we are not talking about negligence here. we are talking about people who took every possible safety measure and yet in spite of that these tragedies occurred. so i'm not going to go through

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Janice D. Schakowsky: all the details of the bill. i just want to again thank congresswoman schakowsky for her effort, thank ranking member barton for extending me the time today. and thanking dr. gillbranson for his dedication.

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Janice D. Schakowsky: and also people who worked on this bill and, again, in is a great day for the children of america, a great deal for the parents of america and it's a day that awful us will look back on with

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Janice D. Schakowsky: proud and more importantly with thanks and gratitude for the lives that will be saved. with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my la time. i urge the adoption of the legislation.

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Janice D. Schakowsky: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois. mr. rush: madam speaker, it's my pleasure to now yield to the gentleman from michigan, my friend, mr. dingell, two minutes. mr. dingell:

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Janice D. Schakowsky: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. dingell: i rise in support of the safety act of 2007. this is another example

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of commonsense legislation, bipartisan approach to regulating an industry and adequately protecting our people and our children. i want to commend representative schakowsky and senator clinton