Nick Lampson

the issue of international child abduction is one of the most important to me, and to the parents of the 10,000 American children who have been abducted to foreign countries. These children have lost years of time with their parents, and…

I rise today to talk about Katherine Nevin Caner, who was taken by her noncustodial father, Mr. Muzaffer Caner, on May 15, 1998. At the time of the abduction, Katherine was 12 years old and living with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Paladini…

on June 29 and July 6 two articles appeared in the Washington Post about Joseph Cooke and his fight to regain custody of his two children. Both articles, in error, stated that Joseph Cooke, whose children have been held in German foster…

I rise today to continue delivering my 1-minute stories on the issue of international child abduction. On October 22, 1994, after learning that she was going to lose custody of her children, Mrs. Isabel Felix Leon fled to Mexico with…

today I want to talk about Marcus Farina, one of the 10,000 American children who have been abducted to foreign countries. Marcus was abducted when he was 5 years old by his noncustodial father, Sergio Farina. It is believed he was taken…

Mr. Chairman, terminating the International Space Station would end what could be the most significant research and development laboratory in history and cause a complete upheaval of the shuttle program for years into the future…

We need to spread that word, because what it is doing it is encouraging people to go into the most expensive areas to seek the care that they need. That may be a hospital emergency room. A hospital in my hometown and other hospitals within…

We have the opportunity to help children, we have the opportunity to help people, and if we cannot reach out and let them know, and make certain that they know about the programs that can provide a better quality of life, then we make…

I rise today to commend today as National Missing Children's Day. Mr. Speaker, you and I this morning attended a breakfast that was put on by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to commemorate all of the missing children…

I rise today to tell about Yona Gelernter, whose three children were abducted to Israel by their mother, Anat Gelernter. On April 17, 1995, Chaya, Menachem and Chava were taken from their Brooklyn, New York home to Israel. As the parents…

It was about April of 1997 that I became involved with what became the Congressional Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, and that happened after a 12-year-old constituent of mine was abducted and murdered within my district. To date…

I rise today in hopes that my colleagues will be moved by the stories that I tell and help bring our children home. Since February 16, I have been coming down to the floor and talking about American children who have been abducted to…

each day in the United States, 2,200 children are reported missing to the FBI's National Crime Information Center. Our colleagues have helped to raise the level of awareness about missing children by featuring their photos on franked mail…

Today I congratulate the Southerland Head Start program on their 35th Anniversary.

I rise today to continue in my mission to help bring our children home. Glenn Gebhard and his twin children Glenn and Shannon are just one example of the 10,000 American children who have been abducted to foreign countries. Shortly after…

I rise today to tell the House about Joseph Cook and his children Daniel and Michelle. Their story is one of the most heartwrenching I have ever heard. In 1992, Joseph's ex-wife took his children to Germany on what was supposed to be a…

I rise today to continue my 1 minute on internationally abducted children. In December 1997, Rosana Wayson, at 3, was abducted to Germany by her mother. The German court overturned the U.S. court order guaranteeing Rosana daily visitation…

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…

I rise today to tell the story of Tom Sylvester and his daughter Carina. Her story is the fifth account in my series of one minutes on the more than 10,000 American children who have been abducted to foreign countries. Carina Sylvester was…

today I rise to talk about another of America's 10,000 children who have been abducted to foreign countries: David Richard Uhl. In April of 1998, at age 1, David Uhl was taken from his father, Dr. George Uhl, in his home in Maryland, to…

I rise today to begin my series of one- minutes that recognize the enormous problem that this Nation has with children who have been abducted internationally. There are over 10,000 American children who have been taken to foreign…

Today I begin a series of 1-minutes that recognize the enormous problem this Nation has with children who have been abducted internationally. Last week I met with six parents from across the country whose children have been taken from them…

I listened very carefully to Chairman Sensenbrenner's opening remarks during the hearing on this bill a couple of months ago. He stated that ``We must ensure that the Russian government is not facilitating the proliferation of missile…

Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to talk about H.R. 1915, Jennifer's Law, which would help parents of missing children bring closure to their nightmare and begin the healing process. As my colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr…

All too often we only hear about the problem children in our society. As a former high school teacher, I know that there are hundreds of kind, intelligent, and productive students, like Angelin Baskarin, who are working hard to become the…