John Walsh

These are not partisan proposals. They are simply matters of good governance that will make voting easier while saving taxpayers dollars.

We must work to make sure voter registration is accessible and accurate.

On behalf of the Rules Committee, I would like to thank all of our witnesses today for your important testimony and appreciate the work that you have put into this project.

Montanans are very proud of their election system. Our country's democratic tradition is something that should make all Americans very proud.

Citizens United unleashed a torrent of dark money into our elections, allowing wealthy donors and corporations to shuffle money among third party groups to evade disclosure laws and influence elections.

But I think the ending was fantastic, because now the state of California doesn't have to put this guy on trial endlessly and cost millions of dollars.

This is good news that Hannah is still alive, that he's obsessed with her, that he won't kill her and go on the run.

His obsession with this girl is what caused this whole event.

Don't judge Hannah until we hear the final, final story.

This girl probably witnessed the murder of her mother and 8-year-old brother and is scared to death.

I think people should realize that if this guy could kill an 8-year-old boy and kill an unarmed woman that he was friends with for 10-plus years, he's dangerous and that he has to be caught before he hurts Hannah.

Oh, my god, if your niece or granddaughter or your child was missing, you should beg for the Amber Alert. Look at the success of it, 550 plus children since 2005.

It took six years to get the emergency broadcasting system and Congress to vote the Amber Alerts as a nationwide program.

He's doing exactly the right thing. Pretty soon, if his daughter is not found alive, and we're all praying that this creep will let her go, she will just become another poster of a missing child when she drops off the news cycle.

The first four hours are crucial. That's why the Amber alert is so great.

I don't think anybody should be surprised and it's another horrible lesson.

I hope he realizes that he should do the right thing. Gives this girl -- if he loves her and so obsessed with her, give her back, bring her back, turn yourself in.

I hope he realizes he should do the right thing. Give this girl -- if he loves her, and is so obsessed with her, give her back. Bring her back. Turn yourself in.

It is something that we have ignored and I think the public has to say, how could we, a first world country, be the biggest offender and the biggest buyer of sex trafficking in the world?

Another difficult problem is that we over half a million runaways in this country every year. And as soon as these kids hit the streets, one in three of them are solicited and forced into sex trafficking.

It's also sickening to hear that, according to law enforcement, a big sporting event like the Super Bowl actually kind of becomes a hub for child prostitution.

We all want our First -- I mean, freedom of press and First Amendment. No one wants to sanction or censor the Internet, but I think that these sites have to be held accountable because it's all about the money.

It's all about money. And it's not just the FBI, it's many other police agencies, state and federal, local and some international police agencies that point the finger to backpage.com for helping these exploiters of children to function.

Sex trafficking is a $32 billion a year business worldwide, and the number one offender and buyer of sex trafficking, particularly with children, is the United States.

Nobody's looking for those kids. It's something that we have ignored and I think the public has to say, how could we -- a First World country -- be the biggest offender and the biggest buyer of sex trafficking in the world?