Luis CdeBaca: “the U.S. rejects modern slavery and that responding to this crime wherever it exists is a priority for our country.”

I would like to take a step back, if I may, to recognize what you and your cosponsors of the original Trafficking Victims Protection Act achieved in bringing that initial skepticism that you perhaps mentioned to consensus.

These recent media reports indicate that political appointees meddled in the compilation of this publication.

China undeservedly received an upgrade from Tier 3, an egregious violator of human trafficking, to Tier 2 Watch List, despite their atrocious record on trafficking.

This bill will give the State Department's trafficking team the leverage necessary to allow it to advocate most effectively on behalf of the victims of trafficking.