My amendment is simple and straightforward. It prohibits the use of funds for the payment of salaries to Presidential recess appointees until they're formally confirmed by the Senate. In 1863, a law was passed that barred unconfirmed…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

That is deplorable. Human rights violations, as we have heard testimony a number of times before this committee, the human rights violations continue to happen over and over again.

Today too much of Africa is really ruled by repressive and oppressive regimes that take those natural resources as an asset to leverage power and to stay in power and truly not to improve the lives of the people within their own country.

My amendment is a simple and straightforward amendment. It prohibits the use of funds for the payment of salaries to Presidential recess appointees until they are formally confirmed by the Senate. In 1863, a law was passed that barred…

I want to say that every single one of those is an individual case and I want to encourage those to not look at budget cutbacks and anything else as an indictment on their work.

It comes down to political will.

Well, if you would take the message back to your staff and to all of those that are there that we appreciate the effort that they are putting forth on behalf of this unbelievable just blight on our world.

But every little girl that is trafficked is someone. They have a dad. They have a mom that cares individually about that person.

As most of us in this room know, this annual Trafficking in Persons Report is one of the best tools that we have in terms of identifying human trafficking.

A Tier I is not a perfect score.

If Members of the Congress have to be heavy, we are willing to do that.