"Many have called human trafficking the slavery issue of our time and ending this insidious criminal activity will require the same doggedness that Wilberforce exhibited."
"If you do not close down backpage.com, you can have all the hearings in the world. It is not going to--you can treat the symptoms, but you will not solve the problem."
"The bill also provides nearly $14.25 million for grants to help victims of trafficking and $67 million for missing and exploited children programs."
"I especially want to thank Cindy McCain who will be testifying today for helping to raise the awareness of the problem of sex trafficking."
"I think it was a question of political correctness and nobody wanted to say anything."
"We have to do something about getting young people before they get themselves into circumstances that are problematic."
"this administration has tracked down and delivered justice to terrorists, and I think that's been acknowledged."
"we are going to have to spend billions of dollars for national security purposes."
"We need to do something about turning more young people into positive paths in our society."
"I actually have some bipartisan legislation that I've introduced that would talk about constructively using settlements like this for medical research and justice reinvestment activities."
"we can do so much more to get young people headed in the right direction before they ever get themselves in any kinds of untoward circumstances."