I think that is a critical thing for Americans to understand, that it is just not a machine of legislation back in Washington, D.C., with a lot of uncaring, process-oriented people.

Just for the record, I would like to thank all of our witnesses and Jim McDermott for their testimony and attention to this important issue.

The important thing is that we do not want this effort to end here today for the Federal Government.

I look forward to our continued work as a subcommittee as we work to prevent sex trafficking of children in our foster care system.

When I say that today, I really mean that. And I know that Jim does, too, from the bottom of his heart.

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…

I saw firsthand in my work, not only in the Green River case, but on patrol when I first started in the early '70s, the tragedy that occurs when young boys and young girls run away from home, leave their dysfunctional homes and end up on…

I think Rescue and Restore could be a similar effort in really eliminating human trafficking.

Today, we are doing what Congress, in my opinion, should do more of, and that is get out of Washington, D.C., and listen to real people who deal with critical issues like we are dealing with today.

I think when you think about 9,000 to 10,000 young people in foster care... we really need to wrap our arms around them.

We received a lot of excellent testimony and recommendations today, which we will review closely as we plan our next steps.