Elijah Cummings actually said...

"If our goal is to analyze these grants in a responsible manner, we cannot ignore the voices of these human trafficking victims, many of whom are very young women who have been exploited and raped by t..."

"I would like to take a moment to remind everyone of our ultimate goal here today, to help victims of human trafficking, forced prostitution and sex slavery to escape their conditions and put their liv..."

"These victims have survived horrifying abuses that few people in this room can even imagine. These atrocities are simply despicable, almost unspeakable."

"We must address them directly and give these victims a voice."