It is our collective social responsibility to protect children from abuse.

I think Senator Franken's suggestion and your support is very well taken.

It is time to protect our children nationwide.

I have about four questions, but the first one is about deterrence.

Well, my own time has expired and we want to move to panel two. This has been a very, very excellent panel.

But if you are going to report, you get to choose which one you do.

The interest of the child or the interest in the case? It is a different thing than something called 'the case'.

It is time to pass the Violence Against Children Act.

your firsthand experience working these types of cases gives you invaluable insight and we appreciate your leadership on these issues.

I am concerned about seeing an increase in false reports.

But when they have actually had an act perpetrated upon them, and then desperation, fear, all that.

It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a village to protect a child.

It is time to act to protect children nationwide.

That Center was created because Congress acted after little Adam Walsh was kidnapped.

We need a new ethic in this country, as much as we need to strengthen our laws.

No institution should ever be too big to report or too famous to report, and no adult should ever feel that they are protected because of the brand that they represent.

Could flood the system and not get to the kids that really need it the most.

if we are going to go to mandatory reporting, if you see something, say something.

The work that you actually do each and every day to prevent, protect, and deter child abuse--we look forward to working with you...

We are contemplating in our legislative work here expanding reporting to everybody.

We must get the message out to victims who have not yet disclosed: if you have been abused, tell someone . . . get help! Healing will come.

I think we should keep it limited and do concentrated training.

Senator Isakson has a longstanding advocacy in this area, his work with Senator Boxer, that was noted, in their aggressive way.

We must all be ready to act to defend children.

Mr. Gross has worked with Cuban communities for many years. In 2009, he was working with USAID to assist Cuba's Jewish community by improving their access to the Internet. As a former social worker who has worked for 25 years in…