For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 10, 2003
Statement by the President
I applaud the House and Senate for passing bipartisan legislation that
provides us with additional tools to prevent, investigate, and
prosecute violent crimes against our children. This legislation builds
upon the steps my Administration took last year to expand, enhance, and
coordinate the successful Amber Alert system across the Nation. The
bill also strengthens child pornography laws.
The safety and well-being of our children is a shared priority for
all Americans and Federal, state and local authorities. We must use
every available resource to find and safely return missing children to
their families and their homes, and we must use every available tool to
vigorously prosecute and severely punish those who would do our
children harm. I look forward to signing this important legislation
into law as soon as possible.
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