House Proceeding 06-24-09 on Jun 24th, 2009 :: 0:55:45 to 0:57:45
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Dennis J. Kucinich: end block amendment number 3 and block amendment number 4. i make that request. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. skelton: mr. chairman, at this time i yield to the gentleman from ohio, mr. kucinich, for the purposes of a colloquy. the chair: the gentleman from

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Speech By: Dennis J. Kucinich

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Dennis J. Kucinich: ohio is recognized. mr. kucinich: i rise to invite the chairman to engage in a colloquy with me. mr. chairman, i wish to respectfully convey that i have three conserves with some of the practices employed by the virtual army experience, a high-th traveling exhibit

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Dennis J. Kucinich: employed by the army as a -- as a recruiting tool. first, children as young as 13 years old are participating in the virtual army experience which paints an inaccurate picture of war by glorifying it while sanitizing the real effects. more than a mere video game, it includes interactions with real

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Dennis J. Kucinich: veterans who appear to be in perfect health. it also requires that the user, regardless of age, share personal information as a condition of participation. i think that we can find common ground on these issues. specifically i think we can and i believe that we can agree that

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Dennis J. Kucinich: the virtual army experience video game must be revalidated to ensure that its age-appropriate rating is accurate in the context of how it's being employed. that the virtual army experience content should be reviewed to ensure it accurately reflects

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Dennis J. Kucinich: the consequences of war. and that there must be increased transparency with regard to how the personal information of the