Unfortunately, nay voter Rep. John Kline, R-MN, will head the House Committee on Education and Labor as of today. Our fierce champion, Rep. George Miller, D-CA, will still be on the Committee, but will no longer control of what bills get heard and advanced to the whole Congress. I know opinions on HR-911 vary here, but Miller is passionate about protecting teens in programs, and Kline will not likely support such efforts.
HR-911 never got a hearing in the Senate, but I have to be objective about it: in fact, only 3% of the bills that passed the House also passed the Senate during the last two years. (This was due to Republican obstructionism, whether you agreed with it or not.)
We need to keep up the pressure on elected representatives and also use other means for keeping kids from being sent to programs. Fornits was a godsend to me when my niece was locked up. Keep posting, folks.
Auntie Em
