Lynn C. Woolsey: “Today Congressman Jay Dickey and I are introducing legislation that will result in rescuing abducted children and…”

“Today Congressman Jay Dickey and I are introducing legislation that will result in rescuing abducted children and returning them safely to their families. We are introducing the Polly Klaas Child Rescue Act of 1994 which would provide postage to mail information about children who have been kidnaped by strangers. Our bill pays for postage by cutting the congressional franking budget by 2 percent. When 12-year-old Polly Klaas was abducted from her home in Petaluma, CA, Polly's family and community immediately wanted to mail her picture nationwide. But, they did not have the funds for postage. They were forced to waste precious time raising money to buy stamps. We all know that there is a direct connection between distributing information about missing children and the recovery of those children, and that by getting the word out we save children's lives. Mr. Speaker, there is a war against America's children going on. But for a few extra franking dollars, we can fight back and rescue our kids. Mr. Speaker, I will forever be heartbroken that we are too late to rescue Polly, but by preventing similar tragedies from happening in any congressional district, Polly's death will not be in vain. I ask my colleagues to please cosponsor the Polly Klaas Child Rescue Act today.”