Chris Smith actually said...

"it should not be contingent on the victim being put at further risk of them coming back to say you are the one."

"We are talking about going the next step and making sure it is tax free and all of that. But if the restitution never materializes in the first place, you know, you are so disadvantaged and further hu..."

"Survivor and victim-based input and leadership couldn't be more properly stated."

"we want to put those, the bad guys, the purveyors, behind bars for as long as we can possibly get them behind bars, but not at the expense of the individual person who has been victimized."