[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9566]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about the issue of 
international child abduction. For 3 months now, I have been coming to 
the floor to tell the story of children who have been abducted abroad. 
I have also been holding public events and introduced a resolution with 
my friend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot).
  Well, all of this work is beginning to pay off. On Tuesday, May 22, 
the House passed H. Con. Res. 293, urging signatories to the Hague 
Convention to abide by that agreement. Just within the past 3 weeks, I 
have heard amazing news from two different parents whose cases this 
Congress has brought to light.
  One of those parents, Jim Rinnaman, saw his daughter 3 weeks ago for 
the first time in 4 years. Another, Paul Marinkovich, is bringing his 
son home after 3 years of searching.
  Madam Speaker, these parents are being reunited with their children 
because of the work that Congress is doing and the pressure that these 
countries are feeling from our Government and from the media.
  On behalf of American parents, I want to thank my colleagues for 
passing H. Con. Res. 293 and urge them to continue working with me on 
this very important issue. By continuing to take action and raise 
awareness, we can bring our children home.

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