Floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. At this time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to all of our witnesses. We are here and white house turned out to be an absolute gorgeous day in washington, d. C. , but we are here to talk about a very ugly subject, and that is online sex trafficking, or as the name of ms. Smiths organization describes it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings and the headlines continue to proliferate, those who thought that slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america, have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, it is on the rise. And it is on the rise in large part because the internet, the technological masterpiece of our time, has made it much, much easier to do. In both the house and the senate this year, we are facing up to the challenge with a long overdue conversation driving toward effective action. With this hearing, it i
His troops of the truth, the House Speaker came up with this brilliant plan to hold off a Government Shutdown. How about a continuing resolution . Here is the thing about continuing resolution. They are the kardashians of congress. They are lazy, side and get more attention than they deserve. Ryan is hoping this onemonth can kick is enough to momentarily stave off embarrassment. Its not. Ryan should have his can kicked out of congress for his constant reliance on fictions thats portray shameful laziness at not being able to pass a decent spending bill. If there is a shutdown, its the party in power thats controls both chambers and the presidency. Their fault. Republicans have gotten so bad at messaging. Freedom caucus members are right to balance can at boy wonders lefthandedness. Just as they deserve more from an out of touch congress. Lets start the show. Im kennedy. The deadline for a deal is midnight sharp friday night. So will there be a Government Shutdown . And if so, who are th
Speaker ryans been briefing reporters for about five minutes. Reporter the Senate Majority leader said yesterday he has concerns that the president hasnt indicated yet what hes willing to support on a deal for dreamers. Are you confident that youre clear on what the president would and would not support . Speaker ryan yeah. The president wants a balanced deal, he wants maneuverability. The white house event you guys were invited into which you talk about, he wants to have security, he wants a balanced deal. The purpose of getting daca right is so we fix daca once and for all and we dont create a new daca problem we have to address five and 10 years down the road. So the president is clearly giving legislators room to negotiate but he wants a balanced deal. The president has made it clear the deal he was presented with by graham and durbin is not a balanced deal and he doesnt support that. What ive been making clear, we are not going to bring a bill through here that the president s not
His troops of the truth, the House Speaker came up with this brilliant plan to hold off a Government Shutdown. How about a continuing resolution . Here is the thing about continuing resolution. They are the kardashians of congress. They are lazy, side and get more attention than they deserve. Ryan is hoping this onemonth can kick is enough to momentarily stave off embarrassment. Its not. Ryan should have his can kicked out of congress for his constant reliance on fictions thats portray shameful laziness at not being able to pass a decent spending bill. If there is a shutdown, its the party in power thats controls both chambers and the presidency. Their fault. Republicans have gotten so bad at messaging. Freedom caucus members are right to balance can at boy wonders lefthandedness. Just as they deserve more from an out of touch congress. Lets start the show. Im kennedy. The deadline for a deal is midnight sharp friday night. So will there be a Government Shutdown . And if so, who are th
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