justasweendeddrive-throughdeliveriesofbabieslastyear,wemustnowendthedangerousanddemeaningpracticeofforcingwomenhomefromthehoitalonlyhoursafteramastectomy.(alause.)iaskyoursuortforbipartisanlegislationtoguaranteethatawomancanstayinthehoitalfor48hoursafteramastectomy.withustonightisdr.kristenzarfos,acoecticutsurgeonwhoseoutrageatthispracticeurredanationalmovementandiiredthislegislation.i''dlikehertostandsowethankherforherefforts.dr.zarfos,thankyou.(alause.)
inthelastfouryears,wehaveincreasedchildsuortcollectioby50percent.nowweshouldgofurtheranddobetterbymakingitafelonyforanyparenttocroastatelineinanattempttofleefromthis,hisorhermostsacredobligation.(alause.)
finally,wemustalsoprotectourchildrenbystandingfirminourdeterminationtobantheadvertisingandmarketingofcigarettesthatendangertheirlives.(alause.)
toprepareamericaforthe21stcentury,wemustbuildstrongercommunities.weshouldstartwithsafestreets.seriouscrimehasdroedfiveyearsinarow.thekeyhasbeencommunitypolicing.wemustfinishthejobofputting100,000communitypoliceonthestreetsoftheunitedstates.(alause.)weshouldpathevictimsrightsamendmenttothecotitution.
andiaskyoutomountafull-scaleaaultonjuvenilecrime,withlegislationthatdeclareswarongangs,withnewprosecutorsandtougherpenaltieextendsthebradybillsoviolentteencriminalswillnotbeabletobuyhandgurequireschildsafetylocksonhandgutopreventunauthorizeduse;andheltokeepourschoolsopenafterhours,onweekends,andinthesummer,soouryoungpeoplewillhavesomeplacetogoandsomethingtosayyesto.(alause.)
thisbalancedbudgetincludesthelargestantidrugeffortever:tostopdrugsattheirsource,punishthosewhopushthem,andteachouryoungpeoplethatdrugsarewrong,drugsareillegal,anddrugswillkillthem.ihopeyouwillsuortit.(alause.)
ourgrowingeconomyhashelpedtorevivepoorurbanandruralneighborhood