Trafficking is an issue that many people believe only happens abroad, in a Third World country, not in America.

I am prepared to close, so I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

At this time, I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support H.R. 3522. I yield back the balance of my time.

Vladimir Putin lives in an alternate reality, one where the state is still all-powerful and can control reality for its citizens. In the 1930s, Stalin could make people disappear by sending them to the gulags and then erasing any mention…

May I inquire on the time remaining for both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New Jersey has 16 minutes remaining.

At this time I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers), another member of the Health Subcommittee.

The United States has become one of the largest markets for trafficking with profits in the billions of dollars.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

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I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. Bill Cassidy, a valued member of the Health Subcommittee and prime sponsor of the legislation.

I would like to commend my colleague from North Carolina, Renee Ellmers, for her concern for the women and children involved in this illegal and harmful industry.