[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7176-H7177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHILDREN MUST BE PROTECTED

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, as a former prosecutor, I saw many different 
types of crimes committed and many different criminals through court, 
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none so heinous as the targeting and abuse of our Nation's children.
  That is why I urge the House to consider legislation that I 
introduced last year, the Child Rescue Act, which is currently in the 
House Judiciary Committee.
  This bipartisan bill, which I introduced with Congresswoman 
Spanberger, requires the Department of Justice to convene with experts 
to focus on protecting children who are suffering abusive situations, 
whether this be trafficking, sexual abuse by family and trusted adults, 
or pornography.
  Technology companies report more than 45 million photos and videos 
online of children being sexually abused in 2018, and the U.S. 
Sentencing Commission also released a report last year which studied 
child sexual abuse image producers and found that these crimes had 
increased by 422 percent over the last 15 years.
  I am proud to join this bipartisan effort to develop proactive 
solutions to protect our Nation's youth and safeguard them from heinous 
predators. The Child Rescue Act is a targeted solution supported by 
child protection advocacy organizations, and I urge Chairman Nadler and 
the Judiciary Committee to act on this legislation as quickly as 
possible.

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