Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the bill before the House today because at this very moment, thousands of children are waiting to be saved. The internet can be a dangerous neighborhood for anyone, but especially vulnerable children. The ever-expanding reach of the internet has fueled an exploding multibillion-dollar market for child pornography. Tragically, this market exploits the graphic images that result from the horrific sexual assault of more children. The pandemic only exacerbated the problem, as our world shifts more online. But these are not just heinous online images, they are crime scene photos created by a thriving industry that uses children as sexual commodities. Almost 15 years ago, I introduced the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2007. With the support of Mr. Jordan at a House Judiciary hearing on that bill, we heard from a very brave young woman, Alicia Kozakiewicz. She was abducted by an internet predator at just 13, held captive in his dungeon basement, and sexually tortured for 4 days. The FBI found Alicia because the Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, or ICAC, had the technology to lift the digital fingerprints of this perpetrator's crimes. They were able to discover the location where he held her captive, chained to the floor, connected to a collar around her neck.…”