Sheila Jackson Lee: “I include in the Record a letter from Enough is Enough. For Immediate Release: February 26, 2018 Enough Is Enough Calls…”

“I include in the Record a letter from Enough is Enough. For Immediate Release: February 26, 2018 Enough Is Enough Calls on the U.S. House of Representatives To Pass Critical Legislation To Hold Websites Accountable for Knowingly Facilitating Sex Trafficking Statement by Donna Rice Hughes, President & CEO, Enough Is Enough Great Falls, VA.--H.R. 1865, the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (FOSTA), originally introduced by Representative Ann Wagner, is scheduled for an historic floor vote on Tuesday. The need for legislation to clarify Section 230 of the Communication's Decency Act (CDA) is necessary given the 1st Circuit ruling in Doe v Backpage which held that even if Backpage had participated in the crime of sex trafficking, Section 230 shielded the company from the claims filed by child victims. ``The urgency to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is long overdue,'' said EIE President Donna Rice Hughes. ``Section 230, originally known as the Good Samaritan Defense, was intended to protect children from the online exploitation. Unfortunately, it has been anything but a Good Samaritan immunity for responsible Internet service and content providers, and instead has been misused by third party websites like backpage.com as a Trojan horse to knowingly facilitate sex and trafficking with women in children,'' said Ms. Hughes.…”