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Show ocarthy with her husband, Dennis, in 1992. He was killed the next year. Afterthe tragedy, McCarthy found new purposeas an advocate against gun violence, speaking to community groups and lobbying with others for stricter gun control. Then, last March, she wasoutraged whenher U.S. Representative, Republican DanFrisa, voted to repeal the federal ban on 19 types ofassault weap- ons, among them the one used against her family. A lifelong Republican, Mc- Carthy wentto partyofficials and asked them notto back Frisa for re-election. Whentheyrefused, she ran as a Democrat and won with 57 percentofthe vote. “With all the random violence going on,if there was the opportunity to change that,then I owed it to Dennis and ever bodyelse onthattrain to try and doit,” she said, explaining why she ran. Since she took office, McCarthy has workedto increase funding for nursing education and breast cancer research, | to provide health care to uninsured chil- dren and end gun sales to foreign tourists, One of herprimary challenges is to get Congress to mandatechild-safety locks on handguns, arguingthat wealready havechildproofcigarettelighters andsafety capsonaspirinbottles, andit is commonsenseto do the same with guns. Hereffort failed in the last ses- sion when the Congressionalleadership refused to add her amendmentto a juvenile justice bill. “It’s a reasonable thing to ask—safety locks,so little children don’t acciden| tally shoot themselves,” she declared. “I wasinfuriated that they wouldn't take this. But that doesn’t mean I've given up, norwill I. It’s hard andfrustrating at times. Butif you can saveonelife, isn’t eats Cru LE a ee eer PREMreeTeae PeeeenCaerrsurny (broccoli, cauliflower, carrats) E 2 cups. uncooked corkscrew ork pa:ErSr «liv skillet brown chicken in-hot Oil. Set aide: Add soup, water, basil and Heat-to a boil, Add uncookedpasta. Cook over medium heat 10 min.. Stirring often arene ialeeatnianeeloa asked McCarthyif she planned a | . Add browned chicken. Cook 5. min. or until pasta 1S ¢une, stirring often long career in Congress. PARADE MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 7, 1097 - PAGE 13 Breese cube peeao Pamocnnce Campbell's’ Condensed aSaed vegetables: it worth it?” | “No,”she replied. “I’m not a career | politician, andI neverwill be one. I'm a great believer that one person can make a difference. This is our government, our country, and we have to make it work.” BromSoata ses SenieeeaWien ia) aera Ta cl) www.campbellsoup.com © 1997 Campbell Soup Company Ceroeaey Campbell's Makes Everything 4m!-Mm/Better... |
