A partisan procedural battle threatened to leave vulnerable minors behind. That’s an unacceptable disservice to victims. Congress recently had an opportunity to take an unambiguous stand on behalf of America’s children. Instead, we witnessed a familiar, frustrating Washington ritual: a vote that split entirely down party lines, leaving a critical $108.5 million surge for child-exploitation investigations caught directly in the crossfire of a broader budget war. The funding, authored by Missouri Sen.