Tim Ryan actually said...

It is alarming. I think that until reporting is made mandatory we will not not only know how many children are missing, but more importantly...

It is a tool that is used by the predators to maintain a control over these minors.

Unfortunately there is a lack of regulations or laws that mandate the reporting, so it is really based on a voluntary system.

there is a correlation for those, and again, we are talking about minors at the National Center, those who are reported as being victims of ...