[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      PRAYING FOR A SAFE RETURN FOR MIRANDA GADDIS AND ASHLEY POND

  (Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I come before the House today to 
alert those who may be watching in Oregon and across the Nation to the 
tragic disappearance of two young teenagers from my district.
  Miranda Gaddis and Ashley Pond, both 13 years of age, students at 
Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City and teammates on the school dance 
team, have been recently reported missing.
  Ashley disappeared January 9, and Miranda vanished last Friday, March 
8. Both were last seen by their mothers early in the morning as they 
left their homes at the Newell Village Creek apartments to catch the 
bus to school on South Beavercreek Road.
  The FBI has recently stated that Ashley and Miranda's disappearances 
appear to be related and that foul play may be involved.
  If anyone has any information regarding Ashley or Miranda's 
whereabouts, please contact your local FBI offices or the Oregon City 
Police Department.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these girls and law 
enforcement as they continue to work tirelessly for the safe return of 
these girls.

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