We appreciate the committee's attention to this critical issue facing the hospitality industry.
The report reviews the efforts of countries to address trafficking in persons especially in the most severe forms.
We have convened this hearing to understand how U.S. leadership can best be deployed to deal a mortal wound to modern sl...
I think most Americans would be stunned to know that slavery still exists in this world.
This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order.
Today we hope to learn how U.S. leadership is already making a difference.
I believe we have come to a point where we can do more.
This is far too serious an issue to be treated as a political football. People still die from measles.
I believe that our service members and the support of the family members make our military great, and it is our responsi...
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But every year we wait it gets more difficult. Is that correct?
I happen to think that a balanced budget is one that keeps our nation strongest.
I do not want to volunteer to die quickly to solve the Social Security problem--
Congress needs to do that pretty quickly.
the greatest threat to our national security today is really our inability to grapple with these issues.
Deficits affect the standard of living of Americans.
I hope that over the course of the next two months, we will figure out a way to come together and actually deal with the...
I hope we will come together and figure out a way of solving that.
