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the clerk will report the title. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. tonko: madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 454, please. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will read the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 454, resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the national center for missing and exploited children. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. platts, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: thank you, madam speaker. i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order.
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the speaker pro tempore: members will take their conversation off the floor. the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: thank you. again, madam speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 454 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. tonko: i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i rise today in support of house resolution 454 which recognizes the 25th anniversary of the national center for missing and exploited children. the ncmec serves as the national research center for national and exploited children. it's estimated that 850 children are reported missing in the united states. 200,000 of that number are abducted by family members and
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58,000 are abducted by knob r nonfamily member -- nonfamily member. it is with great sadness that this national tragedy continues year after year. we recognize today the national center's persisted efforts in -- in reuniting families and stopping the abuse and exploitation of our children. during its 25-year history, the organization has assisted in the recovery of more than 138,000 children. ncmec's amber alert program alone has led to 443 recoveries. they have led to arise in the recovery rate for children from 62% in 1990 to 97% today. madam speaker, the -- can we have some order, please? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. members will take their conversation off the floor.
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the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: it offers assistance and training to law enforcement and around the country in identifying and locating missing and exploited children as well as noncompliant sex offenders. ncmec also actively combats children pornography by reviewing millions of poofs to identify the perpetrators behind these heinous crimes. madam speake ncmec acts as the ultimate advocate for our nation's most vulnerable individuals. the organization sends a message to parents around the country that our nation will never abandon its search for the thousands of children missing at any given moment. it is important to recognize that for the individuals at the ncmec, the mission is never quite complete. m
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