 This is a letter of appreciation. I just want to say thank you and I appreciate that. Now, do I want to thank you very much? Thank you. Now, I also have a certificate of grade for the opportunity that you've provided for all students in the faculty and all the teachers that are here today. So thank you very much. That was great. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Okay, it's good. Okay. Good to see you. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Mr. President, friends from Congress, distinguished guests, we are here today to call the nation's attention and commitment to a problem that diminishes all of us. And in declaring this month to be Child Support Enforcement Month, you, Mr. President, are introducing the country to a new era of concern for American children. Syndicated columnist Joan Beck has said that fathers who won't support their own children are the single biggest cause of poverty in the United States in the 1980s. Substantive enforcement of child support hurts the taxpayer. It hurts the mother who's vulnerable and alone and faced with two really disgraceful alternatives. Forfeit the money she's entitled to or to incur costly legal bills in pursuit of it. The solution lies in the bill which was shaped in this very room with congressional input and a very active participation, Mr. President. It takes dead aim on cheating and delinquent parents. Those parents who should pay must be made to pay. I believe this bill will decrease prolonged court disputes and streamline the child support system. Most important, it focuses on the needs of the victims, the innocence of America. The most fitting way to commemorate National Child Support Enforcement Month would be the passage of HR 3546. The President's bill to make child support real support. It's now my privilege to present the President of the United States. Margaret, thank you very much. It's a shocking fact that over half of all women who receive child support orders receive less than what they do. In fact, 28% of these women and their children receive no payments at all. Their children in this country were owed $4 billion from delinquent parents. This is an absolutely unacceptable situation. Secretary Heckler has called it a growing national disgrace, and I agree completely. A parent's obligation to a child is one which must be not be abrogated, and this is not only a financial debt, it's a moral one. As Governor of California, I made sure that our state had tough child support enforcement laws I even came before the Congress to lobby for an effective national system to protect the welfare of our nation's children. Today in proclaiming August as Child Support Enforcement Month I hope to focus the nation's attention on these children who are at the mercy of thoughtless parents. Let's make it our national goal to achieve 100% collection from the absent neglectful parents. August will kick off this drive, but let me say slack enforcement or child support payments will never be tolerated. The Federal Child Support Enforcement Program itself can stand improvement, and I want to thank Secretary Heckler and the composers of our proposal for their diligent and compassionate work. We must reform the Federal Child Support Enforcement System so that it can effectively serve the cheated children of America. I urge the Congress to pass the legislation that we've introduced. We want parents who are dead beach to pay up and deliver on their responsibilities. And I hope signing this resolution will draw attention not only to the problem, but to the solution. Now, thank you for being here and I will sign the resolution. Hopefully one day we'll sign the legislation. I'm pleased to do this.