have and wagner -- ann w who will get heragner, -- ann wagner, will give her opening remarks on the issue. you happy for for five minutes. -- you happy for for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chairman and ranking member doyle and colleagues for hosting this committee hearing today. and for allowing me to give some opening remarks. i appreciate your commitment to addressing online trafficking and especially appreciate so many members of this subcommittee who have publicly co-sponsored hr 65, stopping the victimization of america's children and adults, which is my top priority. my initial piece of legislation was the save act which became law in 2018. it was a first step in addressing federal level prosecutions of websites. unfortunately it had had not yet been used, presumably because the standard in the legislation knowingly is too high. moreover, the save act was federally focused and it did not enable states and local prosecutors to protect their communities. i have learned a lot since then, and this is why over a year 1/2 ago, i began working on hr 181565 that allows victims to fight

we welcome my colleague and dear friend, ann wagner who is leading this charge in the house. i look forward to hearing her testimony about her efforts to find an effective approach to a attack and defeat this problem. she has been a passionate and tireless advocate and i'm proud to be a co sponsor of her had bill. i also want to welcome with so many women and children waiteding and counting on us, doing nothing is not an option. at this time i yield back my time and i recognize mr. doyle for five minutes. >>> thank you, madam chair for holding this important hearing and thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us today. human trafficking in all its forms and in particular sexual trafficking of children and adlts is an abornt crime. i want to thank the witnesses from nationled center for missing and exploited children and the tennessee bureau of investigation. this is hard work you all do and i know it carries a heavy burden. i want to thank you for your efforts and the efforts of your organizations. be assured this is an issue of great concern to all of us. i also want

ann wagner, who will give opening were go -- opening remarks on the issue. you forner: thank hosting this committee hearing today and for allowing me to get some opening remarks. i appreciate your commitment to addressing online trafficking and especially appreciate that so many members of the subcommittee have publicly 1865, stopping- the victimization of american children and adults online. it is my top priority in congress, and i know i have an ally in chairman blackburn. appreciate other cosponsors of my bill. my first major piece of legislation concerning online trafficking was the save act, which became law in 2015. it was the first step in addressing federal level prosecution of websites. unfortunately it has not yet --n used, presumably because moreover, the act was federally focused and did not enable states and local prosecutors to protect their communities. since then,ed a lot and this is why over a year and a half ago i began working on hr 1865 to allow states and victims to fight online sex trafficking act. is written for victims, not only becau

wagner. janina jozefa waido thomas walker. jerome weston. jonathan white. bonnie lee williams. eric john williams. brittany lee williams. stephanie lee williams. john somerville. lindsay annerville. paul somerville. robert somerville. >> we remember them. george waterson williams. kelsey woods. debra lynn woods. joe nathan woods. joe woods junior. andrew c.g. wright mark james zwynenburg joanna flanigan. kathleen flanigan. thomas flanagan. marie henry. dora henrietta henry. mary lancaster. >> my uncle. >> we remember them. army special forces captain, joseph curry, my brother-in-law. ♪ [♪ choral ♪ >> once again, i'd would to welcome another longtime friend, ellen englehart, the widow of anthony hopkins, who left behind her and her son. she is a dedicated and ferocious activist and has been a part of this pan am family for as long as i can remember. she is going to come up and say a few words about our frank -- come up and say a few words. ellen: determined, maybe. that song just wiped me out, thank you. this is a tribute i never wanted to give, and didn't expect to. i had to be here to do it. frank, i think i met frank the first time he came to one of our early group meet