I do not understand, and maybe I am wrong, but that the men are not charged with rape.

It is raising the issue of really going after the demand, obviously the traffickers, but----

Because anybody is supposed to know that. I mean, that is statutory rape, right?

I really want to compliment you for advocating for victims of human trafficking.

It is evil.

CAST commends Chairman Royce for his leadership in introducing H.R. 3344 in the House.

Well, obviously this is not a job just for local police, and it is obviously more than just our local school teachers.

it is really easy to overlook maybe something that is right in our own neighborhood and is an evil that we need to pay attention to.

I applaud Ed and the other members of this committee for what we are trying to do to meet those challenges.

I am very thankful to Chairman Royce for making such a big step to introduce the H.R. 3344.

I would like to enter into the record letters that the Chairman received on October 30.

I have concerns about the draft's funding profile. It supports budget levels that are below research inflation rates so they are effectively cuts.

If we want to maintain our leadership and standing in technology and innovation and the jobs that will come with it, we can't afford to continue to cut our research budgets.

The research community often cites sustained growth and predictable funding as being among their top priorities.

I would prefer something like five years to give more certainty to the laboratories and those partners in the Office of Science.

Thank you, Chairman Lummis. Thank you for holding this hearing. I look forward to hearing from our distinguished panel of witnesses.

I hope that we can work around this, increase the budget and give the Office of Science the research and funding that it deserves.

I do appreciate your longstanding commitment to improving the health care options for all Americans and in fixing this Web site quickly.