Karen Bass actually said...

"I hope that today's hearing increases awareness among our colleagues and leads to a truthful accounting of that fatal evening."

"But the struggle that I and Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith have had over the last few years is with the State Department and their lack of willingness, their lack of honesty in naming names and in ..."

"As always, I want to extend my appreciation to Chairman Smith for his leadership in this, on this issue..."

"The original Trafficking Victims Protection Act, championed by our colleague Chris Smith, established a plan to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking."