"I have worked with the Chairman--and I thank Senator Leahy for his support--to try to target and criminalize the human trafficking of persons working for contractors abroad."
"Thank you, very much, Madam Chairwoman and I cannot thank you enough for having this hearing, which is not only timely, but to use Senator Casey's word 'urgent,' given the magnitude and the severity o..."
"You cannot prosecute what you do not know."
"So you would agree, I think, that the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, known as CAPTA, really should provide more support to State and local law enforcement in that regard."
"I want to focus on that law enforcement aspect, because the reporting is certainly a lot less meaningful unless there is effective law enforcement; that is, punishment or at least a law enforcement re..."
"I hope that we will have an opportunity to continue to work together in developing support, not only for Senator Casey's proposal, but for other kinds of better protection, focusing on deterrence."
"Maybe it is time we have stronger Federal criminal laws like we adopted in the wake of the Lindbergh kidnapping and killing that applies specifically to kidnapping, crimes across State laws."
"I have proposed a measure that would prohibit discrimination against unemployed people simply because they are unemployed."
"I would like to begin by asking Ms. Owens a couple of questions, particularly focused on discrimination against unemployed people."
"If we can't get the business community voluntarily to discontinue these practices, then Congress has a role to intervene."
"It is a complex industry, but it will be judged by the same standards, antitrust and pro-competition standards, as any other complex industry is judged."
"How will consumers be protected from overreaching and excessive profits that are at the expense of competition?"