"I think this has been one of the most powerful hearings that any of us as Members of Congress have had the privilege in serving the people of the United States of America to be a part of."
"My commitment to you that we may make--this may be the epicenter of human trafficking, but it is going to be the paradise of refuge for children."
"Thank you very much, Chairman McCaul. Certainly I want to thank the Ranking Member, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for this important panel and this important topic and allowing me the opportunity t..."
"There are no throwaway people. Not in America there is not supposed to be."
"We need emergency shelters for these runaways where they can not get necessarily put in the juvenile justice system or CPS."
"These children need to be in a place that is not pushing them or influencing them in any direction."
"It is obvious that criminal organizations are trafficking or smuggling large groups of people through our community, putting their victims' welfare at risk."
"I am very pleased that he agreed to my request and that we could come together on a bipartisan basis today to convene the hearing."
"If love could pour from the table, it would be going to all of you here at this table."
"So you see that they are interrelated. It is a conglomerate that generates and feeds on each other and it helps promote human trafficking if someone is dealing drugs or weapons, et cetera."
"It is almost like slavery."