If you are outraged about the child that was raped, here is what Congress did: [View All]

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Whose Pain Will They Feel?
On May 20th, PROTECT National Campaign Chairman David Keith testified before the U.S. Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. He asked that the House make room in its $83 billion war/disaster funding bill for $14 million in funding to combat child exploitation in the military and on the homeland security front.

Prior to and following the hearing, numerous members of Congress pledged their support. Now, they've been silenced by House leaders, who say there's no room in the budget. Our opponents say that funding anti-child exploitation work is not, strictly-speaking, war or disaster spending, so the children will just have to wait.

Here are the facts about what we're asking for:
$2 million for 4 military criminal investigation organizations who police child exploitation in the military.

$10 million for ICE's Cyber Crimes Center (C3), a front line of cybersecurity for America's children. C3 has taken crippling internal budget cuts and desperately needs resources.

$2 million to create the long-delayed National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (NIDS). NIDS was mandated by Congress in 2008, and needed by military and law enforcement agencies combating child exploitation.
So, if the House leadership thinks that's not military spending... and it's not disaster spending... they must have extremely strict standards, right?

Well, here are just a few things they did find room for in their budget:

$15.9 million for a U.S. Capitol Police radio system
$23 billion to save teacher jobs
$2.8 billion in Haiti earthquake relief
$1.1 billion for the COPS program (community policing)
$1.2 billion for the State Department narcotics control programs
$10 million in El Salvador hurricane Ida assistance
$700,000 for the Public Defender Service for District of Columbia
$500 million in staffing assistance to local fire companies
$200 million: Assistance to Mexico (judicial reform, etc)
The problem is not entirely with the Democrats. The Republican leadership is telling their members to oppose spending on principle, making many conservatives in Congress gun shy about supporting PROTECT's plan.
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If we can't protect the kids, what good are we?
Those jackasses can find money and put it anywhere they want in any bill if they so desire.