Today, myself, Chairman Thune, and Ranking Member Nelson will be reintroducing the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act.

False pretense. They thought they were coming here to make a commercial product, and they ended up trapped in this industry.

Senator Risch was very correct in terms of identifying that as a key issue.

One of the challenges we have in this country in the 21st century is the rise of the cost of living in comparison to wages that have been stagnant.

The only way to fix this broken system is for Congress to act and act soon.

It has been my experience in the interaction I have had with law enforcement involved in this that you should consider virtually every woman in that industry as being a victim of slavery basically.

How important is this permanent exemption to not just your small business but others in the industry, as well?

The important point is that the Government of Cuba is really not sovereign because they are not elected. They are a totalitarian government.

And that is our hope here, to see what we can do with American foreign policy to bring that day about soon.

There is no moral equivalence between our view of human rights and theirs?

I am very proud. They are one of the first United States businesses to take advantage of new economic opportunities in Cuba that my colleagues, some who sit on this committee, would take away.

The reason why people in Cuba do not have access to the Internet ultimately is because the Cuban Government will not allow it.