three decades, the search for etan and many other children have been part of the persisted efforts of ncmec. madam speaker, once again, i express my support for the center and i thank representative poe for bringing this resolution to the floor. i urge my colleagues to support this resolution. and i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. platts: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. platts: i rise in strong support of this resolution, which seeks to pay tribute and recognize the important work of the national center for missing and exploited children and i'm honored to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this important resolution, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. i'm proud to sponsor h. res. 454, which recognizes the 25th anniversary of the national center for missing and exploited children. as founder and co-

ncmec decided to do something like that it would be a huge, huge mistake and i don't think they will, i think there save. >> thanks for being here peridot yesterday morning and think it was rushed i was listening to and i know you said there is no conspiracy and i believe you, of course,, rush limbaugh was saying that there is a conference call in the morning from -- in in all that goes out to george stephanopoulos and james carville camisole is there any --? >> i heard about this several weeks ago. for those of you who don't know there is a story on politico which is a very good on-line newspaper and it was paid to buy other side that says every morning rahm emanuel and stephanopoulos and cargill -- and james carville talk on the phone and have a chat. i have to be honest, i don't know they're talking about. if they aren't talking about guys off, the football game last night with, you don't believe they're talking that, do you? [laughter] in the comey cynical, right? [laughter] if they are talking just guy stuff i don't have a problem with it. if they're talking political stuff and t

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. 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