Critics argue that the State Department should be capturing more through passport applications.

We know that these child sex tourism trips are occurring.

So I cannot tell you how concerned I am about how many of those people, particularly the women and children, are enslaved today.

When the Republicans do not do it right, you know, we got to speak out. When the Democrats do not do it right, we need to speak out.

Judge Lung, thank you for that excellent testimony. Your experience absolutely encourages all of us to do far more than we have done.

Thank you all for listening and thank you for all you continue to do to end this horrendous crime.

I am also incredibly grateful to Congressman Chris Smith who had led this fight against trafficking for so long ensuring that there is funding and other provisions to protect, prosecute, and continue educating our communities in a survivor-informed way.

In the coming days I plan on reintroducing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act which has been significantly informed by survivor input and includes a survivor empowerment approach to victim services.

It is hard to believe that the Trafficking Victims Protection Act was met with a--with serious opposition, a wall of opposition.

We must get the report right. No fudging, no favors to nations based on other agendas.

More than 20 years ago Congress approved and the President signed historic legislation that I authored known as the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.