Political Quotes

“Thank you, Ranking Member Price. First, let me commend both Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Price on a strong, bipartisan bill. But let me especially recognize their leadership for adding language to this legislation to protect our most vulnerable constituents--our children. This language that I refer to will effectively fence off $20 million in funds for child exploitation investigations and forensics within Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Child Exploitation Investigations Unit at the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Chair, there is no question that our children need our support now more than ever. With the proliferation of the Internet and wireless technology, the spread of child pornography online must be addressed now. We don't have a moment or an opportunity to waste. The Department of Justice estimates that at any moment there are more than 1 million pornographic images of children on the Internet--think about that, 1 million--with an additional 200 images being posted every day, and more than one-third of the world's pedophiles involved in organized pornography rings worldwide live in the United States. The Internet allows these images to be disseminated indefinitely, victimizing that child again and again with each click of the mouse. Because let's not forget that these aren't just heinous images, they are crime scene photos.…”