Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this minibus package that by no means is perfect and that represents, for sure, a tough compromise. But it makes strong investments to protect our Nation and upholds our values as Americans. The Commerce-Justice-Science division of this bill protects children by increasing the Missing and Exploited Children's Program funding, but I was deeply disappointed that the House language, which would have directed $40 million specifically for the Internet Crimes Against Children program at DOJ, was dropped from the final agreement at the insistence of Senate Republicans. This is inexcusable. The New York Times just published an expose detailing the explosion of child sexual abuse imagery on the internet. It is incumbent on Congress to provide adequate support for the Internet Crimes Against Children task forces, which were authorized by bipartisan legislation I passed, the PROTECT Our Children Act, in 2008. The Internet Crimes Against Children task forces have successfully rescued thousands of children, and their success is directly attached to the amount of funding we provide to them to do investigations. Notably, the CJS division also restores funding for the Census Bureau as it gears up for the 2020 Census, providing $7.6 billion to the Bureau to ensure that everyone in the United States is counted and represented.…”