[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 55 (Tuesday, May 9, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H2187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              URGING A CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN'S SAFETY ACT

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, despite the fact of 
having a bit of laryngitis, I rise today on a very important issue. I 
want to commend the Senate for passing Senate 1086, the Sex Offender 
Registration and Notification Act.
  Now that the Senate has joined the House in passing legislation to 
protect our children, I urge the appointment of a conference committee 
so that we can see this actually enacted into law this year.
  Nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford lost her life at the hands of a 
convicted sex offender more than a year ago. This monster assaulted 
her, buried her in a plastic garbage bag, and killed her just across 
the street from her home and her family.
  We cannot let one more minute go by without closing the loophole in 
the law that her tragic death revealed. I can't go back to my district 
and tell Jessica's father that Congress's schedule was too busy and 
that we will pass something into law next year. The time to act is now.

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