Governor's State of the State speeches, late 1990s: on Families & Children


George W. Bush: Enforce child protection and child support

Our youngest Texans need our help. Last year, 176 children were killed by abusive parents or caretakers. For every one who dies, countless others suffer in anonymity. This breaks my heart. I urge you to increase funding so our child protection agency can hire 380 new caseworkers to rescue children before they become a tragic statistic. The early years are critical ones, so I ask you to support the First Lady’s early childhood initiative and to give our Attorney General more tools to enforce child sup
Source: 1999 State of the State Address, Austin TX Jan 27, 1999

George W. Bush: Suspend licenses if child support is unpaid

Texas must hold parents responsible for supporting their children.We should require mothers to identify the fathers of their children before receiving welfare benefits.We should suspend licenses issued to those who do not pay court-ordered child support: driver’s license, doctor’s license, lawyer’s license and even hunting & fishing licenses. Skeptics say, “Governor, if you take away our licenses, we won’t be able to earn a living to pay child support.” To those parents, I have a simple response: Pay up.
Source: 1995 State of the State Address, Austin TX Feb 7, 1995

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