Hundreds of thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse each year. Due to the sheer lack of resources, law enforcement is unable to follow up on the majority of leads they have.
The PROTECT Our Children Act will:
* Authorize over $320 million over the next five years in desperately needed funding for law enforcement to investigate child exploitation.
* Mandate that child rescue be a top priority for law enforcement receiving federal funding.
* Allocate funds for high-tech computer software that can track down Internet predators.
Act Now!
Your U.S. senators will be voting on the bill soon, so it is crucial you contact them immediately.
Go to www.senate.gov to find contact information for the senators in your state. Search for your senator by name or state by clicking on the arrow from either dropdown menu. Contact information is provided here. To send an e-mail, click on “Web Form” below his or her name, and e-mail your letter to make a difference!
Call Your Senators
If you choose to contact your senators by phone, be sure to tell them, “Vote yes on Senate Bill 1738—The PROTECT Our Children Act.”
Write to Your Senators
If you choose to write a letter, fax, telegram or e-mail, you may use the following sample letter—and modify it how you see fit.
This week Oprah had a show about how we can help protect our children and about the serious need in our country. Here is a link to the website.
http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators
It just takes a few moments and it is something that we can do. Here are the email addresses for the Utah Senators
Bennett, Robert F.- (R – UT)
Class III
431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5444
http://bennett.senate.gov/contact/email_opinion.cfm
Hatch, Orrin G.- (R – UT)
Class I
104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5251
http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
and here is the letter I sent by mail, email, and fax. This bill was started by Elizabeth Smarts father and many others who know the importance of protecting our children.
I encourage you to do this ASAP this will be presented within just a few short weeks and please pass on to other you know will care and take action for the children within this country.
Dear Senator:
I am a mother of three children, and a aunt to many nieces and nephews. I know that you believe, like I do, that we MUST do everything possible to protect children from sexual predators. That is why I am asking for your help.
Last year alone, U.S. law enforcement identified over 300,000 criminals who were trafficking in movies and pictures of young children being raped and tortured. Experts say that one in every three of these criminals has local child victims. Child pornography trafficking over the Internet has given us a trail of evidence that leads straight to their doorsteps, but the vast majority of these children will never be rescued because investigators are overwhelmed, outnumbered and underfunded.
As your constituent, I urge you to do everything in your power to pass the PROTECT Our Children Act (S. 1738, Biden-Hatch). This bipartisan legislation passed the House 415-2, but it is now the victim of petty partisan politics. Please pass this as soon as possible do not wait and leave these children alone without the support and protection of the government.
Now that we know where these children are and how to protect them, there is no excuse for the Senate to fail to take action this session.
All my best,
Molly
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