Nick Lampson: “Today I rise to talk about Lady Catherine Meyer, wife of the British Ambassador to the United States and mother of…”

“Today I rise to talk about Lady Catherine Meyer, wife of the British Ambassador to the United States and mother of Constantin and Alexander, and the organization she has formed called PACT, Parents of Abducted Children Together. Constantin and Alexander left for a summer holiday with their father in Germany in 1994, and their father has kept them in Germany ever since. In the last 6 years, Lady Meyer has only seen her sons for a total of about 24 hours. Lady Meyer formed PACT to help American parents gain at least basic access rights to their children. Today I will join my colleague, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), in introducing a concurrent resolution urging signatories to uphold the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction. This resolution was introduced today with over 90 original cosponsors, a powerful statement on the importance of this issue. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) and I may be the legs and the feet to move this legislation through the House, but Lady Meyer is truly its heart and soul. Mr. Speaker, children should be a nonpartisan issue, and I urge the House to pass this resolution and bring our children home.”