mr. wagner is going to come back with additional suggestions for us to look at later on and actually, one of the things i fekt forgot to mention during the whole contract report there were a whole list of contracts that lifted to ryan white funding you know part b has been eliminated so we're going to have a discussion agendized later on in the latter part of the year to really look at how some of the funding changes effects our long term budget and finance planning. >> thank you. any other questions through the chair? all right. if not we've proceeded to the next item, please. >> the next item is the consent calendar. okay. the consent calendar is before you are there any extractions from the consent calendar otherwise the consent calendar is placed by the committee for approval >> so moved. it's been moved forward already and actually here by the committee we can precede onto the vote if not any distraction and all in favor, say i. opposed? the consent calendar has been approved thank you purify item 7 is the pedestrian safety and vision presentation >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm

mrs. wagner: thank you, madam speaker. i thank you, chairman goodlatte, for your wonderful leadership on this issue and so many others. i rise today in support of my bill, h.r. 4225, the stop advertising victims of exploitation, the save act. but i also rise today in support of the good work by my colleagues here in congress on the issue of human trafficking. as a former united states ambassador, i was exposed firsthand to the horrors of human trafficking on an international level. i reported on the devastating consequences of human trafficking where innocent women and children were dragged into the dark abyss of sex slavery. but never in my darkest moments did i ever think that human trafficking was so rampant right here in the united states of america. madam speaker, the faces behind me are photographs of actual victims of sex trafficking. these young women and children were forced into sexual slavery by ruthless traffickers. madam speaker, right now there are young women being forced into pros

mr. dave wagner and mr. ward mccarriger for their tremendous work. this is an example of how this body ought to operate. we got along very well. both sides of the aisle, at the member level and staff level, and the chairman's transparency and openness and cooperation were both questioned and i want to again, thank chairman shuster for his tremendous work, commend him on this legislation and i hope we have the vote we had when we initially passed this bill out 417-3.house, which was yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. from -- eman mr. shuster: how much time do i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has four minutes. mr. shuster: i want to thank again my partners across the aisle for working so closely with us on this bill to make it a truly bipartisan bill. i want to thank the -- some of the key staff on the other side of the aisle that were instrumental in moving this forward. seger, daverd, ryan and eddie shimkus. thank you for your effort, appreciate the effort you put into it and we really were a team

mrs. wagner: i rise today in support of h.r. 4573, the international megan's law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking. my good friend, chris smith, a champion on all rights and taking care of the most vulnerable has introduced this important legislation in order to protect children at home and abroad for the scores of sex trafficking. h.r. 4573 will provide advanced notice of registered sex offenders to the governments of destination country and will allow the foreign government to scrutinize the sex offender's activity ensuring they do not gauge in the practice of sex tourism. they plan their trips by seeking out locations where the most vulnerable children can be found. many times in countries where law enforcement is ineffectively guarding against the problem. sex offenders should not be allowed to use foreign travel to hide their hideous crime. they should take the leading role. this is why i support h.r. 4573 because it will governments the information they need to prevent sex traffic

wagner: thank you, mr. chairman, and madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 3530, the justice for victims of trafficking act. h.r. 3530 is a comprehensive, multipronged approach to address the problem of human trafficking in the united states. the sponsor -- sponsor of this legislation, congressman ted poe a friend, colleague and kindred spirit to me on the issue of human trafficking. as a former judge, congressman poe has drawn from his experian on the bench to craft a bill that would provide support and aid to victims of trafficking as well as training for law enforcement and other first responders. madam speaker, h.r. 3530 is one of the most comprehensive and inclusive human trafficking bill date.posed to h.r. 3530 provides grants to help state and local governments offer services to victims, in order to give the survivors of human trafficking the counseling they need after suffering through and surviving this brutal crime. perhaps most importantly, h.r. 3530 clarifies that buyers should be prose

mr. greg wagner, for his advocacy and for the association's effort in recognizing this influential group of american fighter pilots. aces are u.s. fighter pilots credited with destroying five or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat. more than 60,000 u.s. military fighter pilots have taken to the air. however, less than 1,500 have been honored with the coveted status of fighter ace. during my 29 years of service in the u.s. air force, i was credited with one confirmed m.i.g. kill, one probable and one damaged. and i am not an ace, mr. speaker. however, having personally met and flown with some of those guys, i can speak to the sacrifice, risk and contribution these fighter pilots make in protecting our freedom. allow me to share a little about the lives of two aces who i personally knew. one, an american hero, dear friend and fellow p.o.w., we lost last year, brigadier general robby risner. robby flew more than 100 combat missions over north korea and became the 20th fighter ace of the korean war. he shot down eight russian belt m.i.g.'s and received the silver star for a life-t

mr. president, we're thinking of sergeant summers' family today after the loss of one of their heart's greatest treasures. these include his parents, kenneth michael and laura jo summers, his grandparents joyce wagnerd mary fowler, his siblings austin hunter and jessica elizabeth summers and many other beloved family members and friends. my colleagues and i here in the senate extend our greatest sympathies and condolences to the summers family for the loss of their son, brother, grandson and friend, jeremy. we're proud of him for flg the example set by his parents in volunteering to wear an american patriot's uniform, and we're deeply humbled and honored to be the beneficiaries of his life of service and his ultimate sacrifice. without the bravery of men like sergeant jeremy r. summers, our nation would not be free. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the time until 11:15 a.m. will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i come to the senate to discuss a pending nomination, that of harvard law school professor david b