mr. pittenger: the real numbers are much higher. it is disingenuous to say the american people that these policies contribute to 4.9% unemployment. in the real world where people are living, it is far less. i think that should be understood and absorbed by these wonderful people who have come. the types of policies that have , worked against your interests. ,hat grew the american economy small businesses that could fill get loans. the entrepreneur who has been the lifeblood of our economy cannot go to a bank today to get the new loan because of compliance requirements. they are the people who create those new jobs. on top of that you have the burden of obligations of obamacare and small business. the accounting jobs so they don't have to comply. ,hat will grow your economy will create the jobs you earnestly want is an open market where companies can grow and not have this intense regulatory environment monetary accommodative policy or through onerous regulatory environments placed upon them. i want to encourage you with that reality

mr. pittenger: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. chairman smith, thank you so much for your leadership on behalf of these individuals. thank you, chairman royce, for your strong leadership as well. mr. speaker, right now more than 20 million people worldwide are caught up in the modern day slavery. we call it human trafficking. this isn't just a problem over there. in the city i respect, charlotte, maria was trapped when she answered and ad for an inspiring actress. rosa was snatched from a local gas station while waiting for a ride. my good friend, an tonia childs, dreamed of owning a backry when she fell to human trafficking. thankfully she was rescued and rescued maria and rosa. as a nation, we must take responsibility for our part in this horrific, multibillion-dollar illicit industry, and as members of congress, we must take an active role in ending human trafficking worldwide. that's why on january 22, 2015, became an original co-sponsor and supported chairman smith's h.r. 515, the international megan's law, to prevent child e