Protect Our Children Act

Many of you may have seen Oprah's segments regarding child predators today and last week, where she talks about the horrible EPIDEMIC of crimes against children in our country. I became more familiar with this topic and what my state is doing to combat it earlier this year when I worked at the Legislature- but we can and must do more.

The most horrifying, shocking statistic of all is that our law enforcement officials have the resources to go after only 2% of known internet child pornographers. TWO PERCENT! They know where these monsters are and cannot go arrest them!

I urge all of you to contact your senator TODAY to insist that they bring the bill to the floor and vote yes on Senate Bill 1738, the Protect Our Children Act. It is a non-partisan effort sponsored by Senators Hatch and Biden. This bill 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.

This bill is coming up for vote in the next few days. You MUST act on this now! It will only take a moment of your time to send a letter, write an email or make a phone call. Go to www.senate.gov to find the contact information for your senator. If you don't know what to write, there is a sample letter on Oprah.com that you can use.

Please let your voice be heard for all the children who need us to speak up for them!