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McMorris Votes to Protect Children against Sex Offenders

Date: March 8, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Criminal Justice


McMorris Votes to Protect Children against Sex Offenders

(Washington, DC) -- Congresswoman Cathy McMorris (WA-05) today voted in favor of H.R. 4472 The Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006. McMorris is a co-sponsor of this legislation that enforces stricter penalties for sex offenders and helps prevent the future exploitation of children.

"One of my top priorities is to keep our nation and communities safe," said McMorris. "We must do everything in our power to protect our children and keep them out of sexual predators reach. Our community has experienced firsthand the tragedy of having our children fall prey to sexual predators and we must take action to prevent this from happening again. The creation of a public sex offender website is an especially important tool for empowering families and communities so they can keep our children safe."

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/wa05_mcmorris/childsafety06.html

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