[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17835]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           MISSING CLASSMATES

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Madam Speaker, as children across the country begin a 
new school year, some do so with missing classmates. The problem with 
child abduction goes on.
  Seven months ago Monday, Carlie Brucia's remains were found after a 
stranger took her at a gas station. Now the seventh-graders at McIntosh 
Middle School in Florida are missing their classmate.
  Three weeks ago, 7-year-old Patricia Miles was found suffocated after 
going on a bike ride in Arkansas. Children at Turrell Elementary School 
are also missing a classmate today.
  Missing children from every walk of life, in many circumstances: 
stranger abduction, parental abduction, international abduction, all 
need our attention. Next Friday I will host a child safety forum for 
southeast Texans, and I call on members of the caucus and on all of my 
colleagues to hold similar events across the country. We must empower 
Carlie and Patricia's classmates and all children to know and use 
safety rules.

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