[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ``1-800-CAR-FIND ACT''

  (Mr. Rothman asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, this morning New Jersey's families woke up 
to a story in the Bergen Record newspaper that is becoming all too 
familiar. Car thefts are up once again. This time it is at Newark 
Airport, a growing international airport that we are counting on to 
spur North Jersey's economy well into the 21st century.
  The 83 percent increase in stolen cars at Newark Airport means that 
83 percent more New Jersey families traveling via Newark Airport are 
dealing with the possibility that their car will be stolen. Beyond the 
personal trauma and the hassles of getting their lives back in order, 
these families will have to bear significant costs. That is why I am 
urging my colleagues to take up the ``1-800-CAR-FIND'' bill that is 
currently awaiting action in the Subcommittee on Crime of the House 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  As a member of that subcommittee, I can assure my colleagues that I 
will strongly support the ``1-800-CAR-FIND'' bill. It sets up a 
national system to track stolen cars more efficiently, and the bill 
will return the cars to their rightful owners more quickly. It will 
provide lower insurance premiums for our families.
  The rise in car thefts at Newark Airport and the other of our 
Nation's airports is a serious matter, it is a national concern, and it 
requires a national solution. Congress must not delay any further 
action in taking up ``1-800-CAR-FIND'' any longer.

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