House Proceeding 10-22-07 on Oct 22nd, 2007 :: 1:51:18 to 1:57:50
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is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1855 as amended? ose in favor say aye. those opposed no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative the

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Carolyn McCarthy: rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the honorable,

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Speech By: Carolyn McCarthy

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Carolyn McCarthy: the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant tohe permission granted in clause 2 h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message

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Carolyn McCarthy: from the secretary of the senate on october 22, 2007, at 9:51 a.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3233, with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, clerk of the house. the

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Carolyn McCarthy: speaker pro tempore: forpt the gentleman from new york rise? >> i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.res.lusion 762. the speaker pro tempore: the clerks will report the title

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Carolyn McCarthy: of the resolution. the clerk: resolution supporting the goals of national bullying prevention awareness week. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york,

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Carolyn McCarthy: mrs. mccarthy and the gentleman from new york, mr. kuhl, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes mrs. mccarthy. mrs. mccarthy: i request five legislative days in which members

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Carolyn McCarthy: may include information into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. mccarthy: unanimous consent to revise and extend remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs.

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Carolyn McCarthy: mccarthy: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of national bullying prevention awareness week. bullying among children is aggressive behavior that is intentional and

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Carolyn McCarthy: often repeated over time. it is estimate -- estimated that 3.2 million students are bullied each year. these children that are victims of bullying also have a hard time defending themselves.

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Carolyn McCarthy: they're targeted of social exclusion. with the arrival of the digital age, bullying is taking place over email and online communities such as myspace and facebook. there is no single cause of bullying

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Carolyn McCarthy: among school children. several factors can make a child the target of aggressi bullying. what we do know is that students with disabilities and special insides are more often targeted by bullies. overweight

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Carolyn McCarthy: and obese children are also far more likely to be the victims of bullying. this weight-based teasing often causes body image issues with the children, sometimes leading to depression and

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Carolyn McCarthy: even suicide. bullying can often be a sign of serious anti-social behavior. in many children who bully are often dealing with issues in their home lives. we have seen the horrors that can occur

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Carolyn McCarthy: when bullying go unchecked. students at col am bine high school were victims of bullying. congress cannot sit and wait for another tragedy to occur before we act. that is why i have introduced

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Carolyn McCarthy: with my colleagues, today's resolution. the bill roadwayses -- recognizes this week as national bullying prevention week and recognizes organizations that do great work in preventing the

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Carolyn McCarthy: cycle of bullying. i urge my colleagues to repres ent this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york reserves the baffle her time. mr. kuhl is recognized. mr. kuhl: i yield

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Carolyn McCarthy: myself such time as i may consume. i rise today in support of house resolution 762 supporting the goal of national bullying pr evention awareness week. according to the health resources and services

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administration of the united states department of health and human services, bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional, repeated over time and involves imbalance of power or strength.

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in practical terms, bullying when is one child purposely hurts or scares or intimidates another. bullying can seriously affect the mental and physical health as well as the academic work of

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children who are targeted. bullying can take place face-to-face, online or through other types of technologies, such as text messaging over cell phones. the person being bullied has a tough time defending

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himself or herself and feels abused. bullying happens repeatedly and between 15% and 25% of u.s. students are bullied with some frequency. children are concerned about it. in a 2003 harris poll

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of 8 to 17-year-old girls commissioned by the girl scouts of america, bullying topped girl's list of concerns. when asked what they worried most about, the common response was being sociallies

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to that sized, being made fun of or teased to. protect kids who are bullied, parents and adults must understand how bullying is, how farmful it can be and how to stop bullying behaviors.g according

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Carolyn McCarthy: to the american psychological association, the most effective prevention strategies are comprehensive in nature, involving the entire school as a community, working to change the climate

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Carolyn McCarthy: of the school and norms of behavior. it's crucial that parents educators and administrators, healthcare professionals and researchers work together to prevent bullying. campaigns are taking place

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Carolyn McCarthy: in the u.s. and abroad to teach children that they play an important role in the prevention of bullying and to raise awareness of the problem amongst adults. children should feel comfortable

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Carolyn McCarthy: in their communities and schools. they should not have to fear for harassment, abuse or exclusion. we must continue to support to efforts to combat bullying. i thank the gentlewoman from new

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Carolyn McCarthy: york, mrs. mccarthy, for introducing ci this legislation -- resolution and i ask my my colleagues support and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new

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Carolyn McCarthy: york, mr. kuhl, reserves the balance of his tile um. the gentlelady from new york is recognized. mrs. mccarthy: thank you and want to thank mr. kuhl for his work on bork working on this bipartisan

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Carolyn McCarthy: agreement with that why like to give congresswoman linda sanchez from california, who has been work on this issue for many, many years. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california

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Carolyn McCarthy: is recognized for how much time? mrs. mccarthy: i'm sorry, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, ms. sanchez, is recognized for five minutes. ms. sanchez d

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Linda T. SÃ¡nchez: thank you and thank the gentlewoman from new york for her work on this issue. i rise today in strong support of this resolution supporting the goals of of national bullying prevention week.