[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1938]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                TIME TO BRING OUR MISSING CHILDREN HOME

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Madam Speaker, when I last served in Congress, I made it 
my mission to discuss missing and exploited children at every 
opportunity, and I rise today to bring attention to the hundreds of 
thousands of children who go missing annually and to the thousands of 
children who go missing every day.
  Pedro Maldonado is just one of those children. Pedro is missing from 
Camden, New Jersey. He is 17 years old and was last seen on September 
14, last year. At that time he was 5'11" and weighed 180 pounds. He is 
biracial, white and Hispanic, and has black hair and brown eyes. Pedro 
has a scar above his right eye and may still be seen in the local area. 
He may still be in the Camden area and is considered ``endangered 
missing.''
  Madam Speaker, I ask that anyone who is watching this proceeding, 
especially if they are in New Jersey or New York, take a moment, look 
at Pedro's picture to see if you recognize him, and anyone having 
information should contact the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST or the Camden City Police 
Department at 856-757-7400.
  Madam Speaker, it is time we bring our missing children home.

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