Nick Lampson: “I generally give my 1-minutes each day on the issue of missing children, whether it is to talk about Ludwig Koonz, who…”

“I generally give my 1-minutes each day on the issue of missing children, whether it is to talk about Ludwig Koonz, who has been abducted by his noncustodial mother to Italy, or whether it is talk about the Missing Children's Day, which we observed only a couple of weeks ago. During that time, there was a survey that was done, it was done by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and ADVO, and it showed that many parents lack information critical to recovering children who have been abducted. The survey results show that many parents are missing opportunities to help prevent abductions. Law enforcement tells us that information such as height, weight, eye color, and a recent photograph are critically important when searching for a child. However, the survey shows that 22 percent of parents do not know the height, weight, and eye color for all of their children; and in the event of an emergency, it is critical for parents to have readily available their child's accurate physical description and a recent photograph so that law enforcement can act immediately and effectively. So, parents, take the time to get a good portrait ID-type photograph of each child, not just a low-quality snapshot. Parents need to take the responsibility of knowing about their children and being able and ready to respond in the event that something terrible happens such as that. Let us work to take care of our children.”