David Cicilline: “The urgency of doing our work cannot be overstated.”

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.

Secretly, I was always hoping I would be surprised it would move really quickly, but as a practical matter, I knew that was not the case.

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.

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