[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H3687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                              AMBER ALERT

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor my 
colleagues in the House who helped to pass the recent Amber Alert 
legislation. Last week while I was home in Michigan I saw dramatic 
evidence of the impact this program can actually have.
  Saturday afternoon, 3-year-old Jenna Hart was abducted as she sat in 
the back seat of her grandmother's car. Her grandmother had taken Jenna 
to the local Toys R Us to buy her precious granddaughter a few new 
toys. A man approached her in the parking lot and noted that her tire 
was flat and offered to fix it, which he did. He then got in the car 
and drove off with Jenna still strapped into her car seat in the back 
seat. The report of a missing little girl was issued and the Amber 
Alert system went into action. I saw the report on a local television 
station which described the make and the color of the car as well as 
the license plate number and, like everyone else, was keeping my eyes 
open looking for the suspect vehicle. Twenty-one hours later a man 
telephoned police and reported a suspect vehicle in the City of Detroit 
with a child in the back seat. It was Jenna. The little girl was 
returned to her family safe and sound, a vivid reminder that the 
actions that we take in this House can have a very positive impact on 
families across our Nation.
  Because of the Amber Alert system and the watchfulness of thousands 
of interested citizens, little Jenna has been reunited with her family. 
May God bless her and her family.

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