[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 201 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H10063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SUPPORT THE OMNIBUS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise again to thank Leader Hoyer for 
his masterful control and work on the floor of the House and thank him 
for his magic 1 minute.
  I rise as well, as I hope to continue the debate, to encourage and 
say that there is no option but to support the omnibus that will come 
before us.
  Mr. Speaker, 40 million children will have permanent healthcare 
through the CHIP program. $24 billion will help to improve veterans' 
healthcare. What is needed by Americans is that mental health will now 
be a high priority in assisting the stabilization of our families.
  I rise also to indicate my determination to reintroduce H.R. 7566, 
which it was this year, the No Trafficking Zones Act.
  This legislation would have established a sentencing enhancement of 
up to 5 years for any person who commits an offense of child sex 
trafficking or coercion and enticement of a minor within 1,000 feet of 
a school zone.
  Let me apprise this body, in 2020, 11,193 instances of potential 
human trafficking were reported by the United States, national human 
trafficking, and 25 percent of all that is in Texas, and these are 
children.
  Mr. Speaker, it is crucial that we fight for children, and we get 
this bill--no sex trafficking in our school zones, no sex trafficking, 
no human trafficking. We are going to get it passed.

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