[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 2, 1994]
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                      POLLY KLAAS CHILD RESCUE ACT

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, today Congressman Jay Dickey and I are 
introducing legislation that will result in rescuing abducted children 
and returning them safely to their families.
  We are introducing the Polly Klaas Child Rescue Act of 1994 which 
would provide postage to mail information about children who have been 
kidnaped by strangers. Our bill pays for postage by cutting the 
congressional franking budget by 2 percent.
  When 12-year-old Polly Klaas was abducted from her home in Petaluma, 
CA, Polly's family and community immediately wanted to mail her picture 
nationwide. But, they did not have the funds for postage. They were 
forced to waste precious time raising money to buy stamps.
  We all know that there is a direct connection between distributing 
information about missing children and the recovery of those children, 
and that by getting the word out we save children's lives.
  Mr. Speaker, there is a war against America's children going on. But 
for a few extra franking dollars, we can fight back and rescue our 
kids.
  Mr. Speaker, I will forever be heartbroken that we are too late to 
rescue Polly, but by preventing similar tragedies from happening in any 
congressional district, Polly's death will not be in vain.
  I ask my colleagues to please cosponsor the Polly Klaas Child Rescue 
Act today.

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