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Winona Daily News: Walz, Klobuchar, Franken push to expand program
Four members of Congress’ Minnesota delegation are working together to expand the National Child Protection Training Center, with the goal of replicating its work at centers across the country.
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and U.S. Reps. Tim Walz and Betty McCollum introduced legislation this week to found regional centers that would train teachers, health-care and law-enforcement professionals, and day-care providers to identify, report and ultimately prevent child abuse.
“It really hit home to me that these kids are completely vulnerable, sometimes they’re babies, and we have to step in and protect them,” Klobuchar said in an interview Wednesday. Klobuchar, who served eight years as as Hennepin County’s chief prosecutor, said such training is critical to protecting victims who can’t necessarily speak for themselves.
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