Mr. President, I yield my postcloture debate time to Senator Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

The scope of this problem dwarfs the resources we currently have deployed against it.

I hope we have a chance to talk further about exactly how we get U.S. law enforcement better funded, better engaged, better equipped.

It is tragic what we know happens to people who are victims in this country and in countries around the world.

I want to thank you for taking the experiences that others have brought to you and applying your skills, your leadership, and your passion to mobilizing this committee.

sexual slavery, human trafficking is some of the darkest activity that happens in the world.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to add my voice to the chorus of new Members of the 115th Congress. It is fitting that we make this commitment on Valentine's Day. It is a holiday to show appreciation and also love, and I think that is what this is…

Help us find a few nuggets of agreement here today.

I am also always interested in how we create a more nurturing environment for job creation and job preservation.

I want to make sure that at the end of the day the original purpose for the Endangered Species Act to preserve the species that the good Lord put on this planet to share this planet with us, that we have done them no harm.

One of the things that Richard Nixon said is the only people who do not make mistakes are the people who do not do anything.

Everything I do I know I can do better. I think that is true for all of us.

As a former Governor I will be especially interested in our witnesses' perspectives on the proper role and the success of States in managing species so they do not end up on threatened and endangered species lists.

One of the things I mentioned in my testimony is what does the preservation of our species or protection of our natural resources, whether animals, birds, or fish, mean for us economically in our State?

I think we need to start with the consensus that we are trying to strengthen the law and our ability to save endangered species.

We need to use our existing capacities as effectively and efficiently as possible into addition to building that capacity.

As a Democrat, your presence underscores the bipartisan opportunity that we have to modernize the Endangered Species Act.

Shouldn't we expect our States to do a better job of managing species so they do not end up in so much trouble?