[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 9 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H203-H204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        BRING OUR CHILDREN HOME

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, as of today, Jeff Koons, a custodial parent 
in New York, has not spoken with his son Ludwig for 2 months. Jeff and 
Ludwig were supposed to spend the holidays together in Rome. Jeff went 
to Rome, but was denied access to his son by the noncustodial mother, 
Ilona Staller. He

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was not even allowed to talk with him on the phone.
  Nothing is being done. Ms. Staller is clearly in violation of all 
agreements and court orders. Ludwig is in great danger, as he is being 
raised in a pornographic compound in Rome, Italy. Yet there is no 
authority enforcing Mr. Koons' and Ludwig's rights. It is absolutely 
critical that Jeff, at the very least, be allowed contact with his son. 
It is critical to Ludwig's welfare.
  Mr. Speaker, this body, the administration, the State Department, and 
the Justice Department must do something now. These children must be 
returned to our home, the United States of America. Ludwig Koons can 
wait no longer. Bring our children home.

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