I want to thank our witnesses very much. As youre well aware, we have votes going on right now. But with the chairmans guidance, we shall continue here out of respect for your time. Well begin with my own questions, as other members roll in, well entertain those. But mr. Kutcher, and ms. Masanino, thank you for your leadership. This is such an important area. Were shining a National Spotlight on the importance of it. And im just so grateful for your efforts. Do you both agree, as you work on this issue, that the state departments annual trafficking and persons report is a valuable resource in your efforts to fight Human Trafficking, and the scourge of modern slavery . Yes. Yes, absolutely we do. I do. You cant solve the problem if you dont know how big it is. Thats exactly right. So presumably we want the report to be as accurate and comprehensive as possible. We do. Yes. These are called leading questions. Tomorrow i plan to introduce a piece of legislation called the department of st
Witnesses. As you are well aware, we have votes going on. With the chairmans guidance, we will continue out of respect for your time. We will begin with my own questions. Kutcher, thank you so much for your leadership. We are shining a National Spotlight on the importance of it. I am so grateful for your efforts. We both agree as you work on this issue that the state departments annual trafficking in persons report is a valuable resource in for your efforts to fight Human Trafficking. Yes . Yes, absolutely i do. Ashton you cant solve the problem if you dont know how big it is. So we want that report to be as accurate as possible, right . These are what we call leading questions. [laughter] tomorrow i plan to introduce a piece of legislation called the department of state and usaid agency for and us accountability 2017. And provides this committee better transparency regarding the more than 180 General Accountability Office recommendation for the department of states and usaid that have
Witnesses. As you are well aware, we have votes going on. With the chairmans guidance, we will continue out of respect for your time. We will begin with my own questions. Kutcher, thank you so much for your leadership. We are shining a National Spotlight on the importance of it. I am so grateful for your efforts. We both agree as you work on this issue that the state departments annual trafficking in persons report is a valuable resource in for your efforts to fight Human Trafficking. Yes . Yes, absolutely i do. Ashton you cant solve the problem if you dont know how big it is. So we want that report to be as accurate as possible, right . These are what we call leading questions. [laughter] tomorrow i plan to introduce a piece of legislation called the department of state and usaid agency for and us accountability 2017. And provides this committee better transparency regarding the more than 180 General Accountability Office recommendation for the department of states and usaid that have
Witnesses. As you are well aware, we have votes going on. With the chairmans guidance, we will continue out of respect for your time. We will begin with my own questions. Kutcher, thank you so much for your leadership. We are shining a National Spotlight on the importance of it. I am so grateful for your efforts. We both agree as you work on this issue that the state departments annual trafficking in persons report is a valuable resource in for your efforts to fight Human Trafficking. Yes . Yes, absolutely i do. Ashton you cant solve the problem if you dont know how big it is. So we want that report to be as accurate as possible, right . These are what we call leading questions. [laughter] tomorrow i plan to introduce a piece of legislation called the department of state and usaid agency for and us accountability 2017. And provides this committee better transparency regarding the more than 180 General Accountability Office recommendation for the department of states and usaid that have
Witnesses. As you are well aware, we have votes going on. With the chairmans guidance, we will continue out of respect for your time. We will begin with my own questions. Kutcher, thank you so much for your leadership. We are shining a National Spotlight on the importance of it. I am so grateful for your efforts. We both agree as you work on this issue that the state departments annual trafficking in persons report is a valuable resource in for your efforts to fight Human Trafficking. Yes . Yes, absolutely i do. Ashton you cant solve the problem if you dont know how big it is. So we want that report to be as accurate as possible, right . These are what we call leading questions. [laughter] tomorrow i plan to introduce a piece of legislation called the department of state and usaid agency for and us accountability 2017. And provides this committee better transparency regarding the more than 180 General Accountability Office recommendation for the department of states and usaid that have