[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, my constituent, Deana Hebert, last saw her 
then 18-month-old daughter, Bianca Lozano, on April 7, 1995. Bianca's 
father, Juan Lozano, took her for a scheduled child custody visit and 
then abducted her to Mexico. That was almost 15 years ago.
  I was shocked to learn that there are over 950 open reports of U.S. 
citizen children being taken into Mexico by a parent. No parent should 
ever go through Deana's nightmare. That is why I have been working with 
all levels of government to urge cooperation with Mexico and allow this 
mother to see her child again.
  Congress should pass H.R. 3240, the International Child Abduction 
Prevention Act of 2009, which would establish an Office on 
International Child Abductions within the State Department. I am a 
proud cosponsor of this legislation, which would strengthen the tools 
we have available to ensure that children like Bianca Lozano know they 
have a mother who loves them and come home.

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