i also want to thank cory parnell, who is a survivor, for being with us today. and to thank all of those who are here, who have dedicated your lives to helping survivor -- to helping survivors reclaim their lives, and their freedom. thank you to mary frances, dr. jordan greenbaum jeff rogers , and so many others who have joined with us today. and thank you to all of the victim assistance organizations and survivor advocacy groups who work to bring healing and hope to those who suffered from this terrible crime. we also have congressional staff here with us, and we are proud to have them. thank you for your attention to this issue. congress has been supportive, indeed, there appears to be a unique bipartisan interest in this subject. which, i would suggest means that we have an opportunity, may be in an few years, to do more than we have done in the past. i want to welcome members of the business community, a number who are here, who are taking important steps to prevent trafficking. i want to thank them as well. dave mccleary of the rotary club. nicole clifton o

i want to thank cory parnell who is a survivor for being with us today. to thank all of those who are here, who have dedicated your lives to helping survivors reclaim their lives and their freedom. thank you to mary francis fowler, dr. jordan greenbaum, jeff rogers, so many others who joined with us today and thank you to all of the victim assistance organizations and survivor advocacy groups who work to bring healing and hope to those who suffered from this terrible crime. we have also congressional staff here with us. we're proud to have them. thank you for your attention to this issue. congress has been supportive, indeed, they are appears to be a unique, bipartisan interest in this subject, which i would suggest means that we have an opportunity, maybe, in the next few years to do more than we've done in the past. i want to welcome members of the business community. a number who are here, who are taking important steps to prevent trafficking. i want to thank them as well. dave mcclearly of the rotary club. nicole clifton of ups and davis of facebook a