luis de baca here. he will make some remarks and to take your questions. without further ado, i will turn it over to ambassador de baca. >> this morning, the secretary unveiled the annual trafficking persons report, which is for the secretary to report and rank on the progress the countries are making to fight human trafficking around the world. human trafficking to find an american law and international agreements -- is defined as taking labor or persons through force or coercion. in effect, modern slavery. this looks at the effect of the global economic crisis on the human trafficking issue. the report says that at a time of economic crisis, the terms are more vulnerable. affected communities are more vulnerable, and persons who are under economic stress are more likely to fall prey to the wiles of the traffickers. they get their victims -- and they give their victims promises of a better life, the ability to earn money if they are to travel abroad for work. often what we see is reflected in your report this year. it is the notion of large, up- front pay

there are accusations of genocide in short baca. -- genocide is going on right now in darfur and in sri lanka. does germany have an extra obligation to take action to prevent genocide in other parts of the world? >> with respect to the confidence-building measures or next steps, again, i will be bringing george mitchell back into the region. he will meet with the parties involved. i think i have said publicly and repeated in the speech some things that are going to have to be done. a lot of the tension has been given to my statement that the israelis need to stop settlement construction. i recognize that it has received a lot of attention in israel as well. keep in mind that all i have done there is reaffirming commitments that the israelis themselves have already made. i recognize the very difficult politics within israel of getting that done. i am very sympathetic to how hard it will be, but as israel's friend the united states has an obligation to just be honest with that friend about how important it is to achieve a two-state solution for israel's national security interests as well

baca for today and friday, june 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. is there a motion to adjourn? the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. schwartz: so moved. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed time >> live coverage of the house when members gavel back in tomorrow. >> every weekend, the latest non-fiction books and authors on "book tv remote saturday, how do you run for congress was $7,000 and your sixth grade students managing the campaign? she is interviewed on sunday. joel rosenberg takes you inside the revolution. and what is next for the economy? stephen more on taxes and the end of prosperity. later, "for closured nation recall every weekend is filled with books and authors on "book tv recall look for our entire schedule online at booktv.org. >> we or anxious, willing, and eager to stop the bombing, just as we are eager to stop the war. >> television conv

it's a pleasure to have with us today ambassador lewis de-baca who is the director of the office of to monitor and combat trafficking in persons so so the ambassador is going to make some remarks and answer some questions. without further ado, i'll turn it over to the ambassador. >> this morning the secretary unveiled the annual trafficking in persons report, which is statutorily mandated for the secretary to report and rank on the progress that countries are making to fight human trafficking around the world. human trafficking defined in american law and international agreements as obtaining or maintaining the labor or services of another through force, coercion and, in effect, modern slavery. one of the things that the report looks at this year is the affect of the global economic crisis on the human trafficking issue. and the report concludes that in a time of economic crisis, victims are more vulnerable, affected communities are more vulnerable and persons who are under economic stress are more likely to fall prey to the wiles of the traffickers who often get their victims through

baca: mr. speaker, i've introduced h.r. 2681, the proud act, which will allow motivated students who are immigrants to apply for u.s. citizenship. america is the land of opportunity, and it is wrong to punish innocent young people who came to america by no choice of their own. a high school graduate upon turning 18 may apply by presenting the transcripts to prove they have completed grades six through 12, to know they are of good moral character. the proud act will be a positive impact on schools and communities throughout the nation. this is one piece of the puzzle. there is more that needs to be done for comprehensive immigration reform. today, the president will hold a long anticipated meeting about immigration. now it is time to act. we need reform now more than ever. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 2681, the pride act, and work towards comprehensive immigration reform. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr

baca, mr. stupak and mr. bishop who were the -- i think the tri-m.v.p.'s. i also want to commend on our side our m.v.p., mr. bar et, who played a great game -- mr. barrett who played a great game. john shimkus who pitched and did well and sam graves who made several highlight catches in the outfield. it was a good game. the democrats did deserve to win. but don't get accustomed to it because we will be back in the spirit of good competition and as mr. doyle said, it was for the washington literacy council and the washington area boys and girls club. i do want to thank the nationals for letting us use their field. and my guess is they will be calling up some of the democrats to play on their team since you have a better winning record now this year than they do. i yield back the balance of my time. doyle doyle we're going to play the nationals next year. mr. barton: congratulations to mike doyle. he deserves the trophy. doyle doyle thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. doyle: thank you, mr. speaker. t