[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H1481-H1482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTIONS: BRING OUR CHILDREN HOME

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to continue my 1 minute on 
internationally abducted children.
  In December 1997, Rosana Wayson, at 3\1/2\, was abducted to Germany 
by her mother. The German court overturned the U.S. court order 
guaranteeing Rosana daily visitation with her father, Mark, and made no 
provisions regarding future contact.
  Mark Wayson has not had any contact with his daughter since August of 
1998. He has traveled to Germany 13 times in the last 2 years 
attempting to gain access to the legal system. The family court has 
refused to allow him to testify or to present evidence. In Rosana's 
case, the German government first refused to accept the Hague 
Convention application and later dismissed it summarily.
  Last Thursday I joined my colleague, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
Chabot), and introduced a concurrent resolution urging signatories to 
uphold the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child 
abduction. This resolution was introduced with 126 original cosponsors, 
a powerful statement on the importance of this issue.
  Mr. Speaker, we must continue to put pressure on other countries that 
are Hague signatories that are not abiding by the Hague treaty. I urge 
my colleagues to join me in getting the message out and help bring our 
children home.

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