[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




JOIN THE MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN'S CAUCUS--THERE IS MUCH WORK TO 
                                BE DONE

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with my colleagues 
how I spent part of my August recess. I spent several days searching in 
the woods of Galveston County, TX, looking for a young woman who was 
abducted. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Lee Cain was driving home from a 
party in the early morning hours on Sunday, August 16. She never made 
it home, though her truck was found by the side of the road with her 
wallet still sitting on the front seat.
  Well, Jessica is still missing. Last week, she would have begun her 
studies at Sam Houston State College, just a few days after her 18th 
birthday. We pray that whoever is responsible for her disappearance 
will return Jessica unharmed.
  Mr. Speaker, I founded the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus 
this past spring when 12-year-old Laura Smither, also from my district, 
was found abducted and found murdered. That we could have two such 
tragedies in the same area within months is beyond comprehension. 
However, on behalf of the Smither and Cain families, we must work 
harder to protect our precious children.
  I ask my colleagues to pray for Jessica and the Cain family and to 
join me in the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus. There is much 
work to be done.

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