Just recieved this email fron Indiana Senator Lugar this morning. Great news.


Dear Ms. XXXXXXXX

Thank you for sharing with me your support for S. 1738, the
Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2008. I share your support for
this important legislation, and I signed on as a co-sponsor of this bill.
I am pleased that President Bush recently signed this bill into law.

Any crime is disturbing, but those that victimize children are
particularly reprehensible. I believe that children are our most
precious resource, deserving of the protections we, as caring adults,
are committed to afford them. Over the years, with my strong
support, legislation has been enacted to provide our communities
with greater protections from child predators by giving law
enforcement the tools needed to fight this scourge. However, we
must continually review ways to combat this problem.

S. 1738 seeks to protect children from exploitation by
directing the Attorney General to create and implement a National
Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction to
coordinate the prevention strategies of the Department of Justice,
U.S. Attorneys, and the FBI. The bill also authorizes $320 million in
additional federal funding to assist local law enforcement officials in
investigating and prosecuting these heinous crimes.

Thank you, again, for contacting me on this important
issue.

Sincerely,


Richard G. Lugar
United States Senator