This hearing will provide Congress with direct input from people on the front lines, such as law enforcement, local nonprofits, former foster youth, and survivors themselves, who are working to protect youth in foster care from sex…

This is really happening to workers out there across the country. It's happening now.

These are the groups who are most likely to lose hours and earnings as a result of ObamaCare's 30-hour rule.

It is critical that Congress explore how sex trafficking is connected to major sporting events so we can better prevent it from happening.

The President said, after he made these promises, you can keep your healthcare plan, which was really not totally truthful.

I think that, in the ObamaCare plan, which we oppose because it hasn't lived up to any of those promises, in our opinion--that is why we are working to correct this.

You can't keep it. The President says you can't keep it. Why are you saying you can? I don't understand.

This law started out on a troubling note right from the beginning. Republicans were not a part of the process, weren't asked to be a part of the process in building this law.

On January 29, 2010, and it has been reported even today in some of our papers, the President knew years ago you are not going to be able to keep your health care plan.

Nancy Pelosi herself said we must pass the law to find out what is in the law.

I will insert in the Record letters of support for this legislation from Christian Heritage, Center for Family Finding and Youth Connectedness, Seneca Family of Agencies, The Donaldson Adoption Institute, Hillside Family of Agencies, and…

Even though foster care is meant to protect children who have been abused, research shows that most victims of child sex trafficking come straight from the foster care system. This is totally unacceptable. During my law enforcement career…

the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on ways to improve the child welfare system to prevent sex trafficking of youth in America's foster care system.

Unemployment benefits are meant to provide needed assistance to individuals who have fallen on hard times, but who are able and trying to find work so they can provide for themselves and their families.

In the case of incarcerated individuals, it is an injustice that the tax dollars of law-abiding citizens are being used to provide assistance to people who have broken the law and simply should not qualify for these benefits.

I am very pleased to hear that Mr. Doggett is supporting the legislation, as are you, Ms. Dietrich.

It is an injustice that the tax dollars of law-abiding citizens are paying for these benefit checks for people who have broken the law.

We must make it very clear that unemployment benefits should go only to those who are eligible.

the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on preventing the payment of unemployment benefits to incarcerated individuals

It is deeply disappointing that the only part of this bill that you have been able to implement are the provisions that have cost Americans.

It runs contrary to the premise that you can keep your doctor if you like your doctor.

I am disappointed that the supposed benefits of this law have not been seen by my constituents.

Each and every one of us is unique, with different talents and strengths. We all know this--our teachers certainly understand this. And yet, when it comes to our children and their education we persist in treating them as if they're all…

2 weeks ago, the administration announced a delay of a crucial piece of ObamaCare: the employer mandate. Why? Because they were petitioned by businesses from across this great Nation of ours to do that. Why did they petition the White…

My intention in doing the work here is to improve lives, not just give benefits to people.