[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                           BABY KILLER FLEES

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, last Thursday was just a normal day in 
Houston, Texas. Seven families left their babies at Jackie's Childcare, 
and went along to work just as they did every day.
  A daycare is supposed to be a place where parents trust caregivers 
with the safety of their kids. After all, that is what they are 
supposed to do--keep children safe. The owner, however, Jessica Tata, 
left the children by themselves and carelessly drove off to Target. 
Meanwhile, the pot of oil she had left on the electric stove caught 
fire, and those seven babies burned in a massive fire.
  Elizabeth Kojah, Kendyll Stradford, Elias Castillo, and Shomari 
Dickerson all burned to death. They were all under the age of 3.
  It took several days for the authorities to get their act together to 
file charges. Meanwhile, Tata was able to flee to Nigeria. As the Good 
Book says: ``The guilty fleeth when no one pursueth.''
  There should be no question in any person's mind that Jessica Tata 
should be held responsible for this crime. So the long arm of the law 
needs to capture her and return her to Texas and let a jury decide what 
to do with that baby killer--because justice is what we do.
  And that's just the way it is.

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