David Cicilline: “I want to thank Senators Grassley, Cornyn, and Klobuchar, and Blumenthal for their work on these important issues.”

The Goldman Act empowered the State Department to seek the return of American children, yet, the department, in my opinion, has not used the full of range of tools as Congress has intended.

Since the Goldman Act was enacted there has been a decline in the number of American children abducted overseas and that is a good news story.

What we’ve said to the General Assembly is you’re going to have to have a transition plan that takes that into account.

We must remember that child abduction is child abuse and it has devastating emotional, psychological, and even physical consequences for both abducted children and their families left behind.