DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN ACT OF 2007 -- (House of Representatives - September 24, 2007)
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Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1199, the Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007, and commend my colleague from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for his leadership on this issue.
This legislation extends the existing authorization for grants to State and local governments and Indian tribes to protect and help drug-endangered children. It is a sad consequence of our Nation's drug problem that drug traffickers have such a devastating impact on innocent children who live and play in areas used to facilitate the production and distribution of illegal drugs.
We owe it to our Nation's children to do all that we can to protect them and provide them the services needed to allow them to grow and develop in a healthy and loving home.
It is often said that you can judge the health of a society by the way in which it treats the innocent and vulnerable, our children. Too often we hear from law enforcement about children being used or abused by drug traffickers. The consequences to our children are devastating. We must do whatever we can to protect our children from the evils of drug dealing and provide them with a safe environment in which to live.
I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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