On June 12, 2015 Rep. Randy Hultgren asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute to speak about child sex trafficking in Nepal:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to not only the human toll incurred by Nepal’s earthquakes in April, but also atrocious exploitation occurring in the aftermath.
Recent news reports have revealed that criminal groups, some masquerading as relief workers, are luring young girls and boys across borders into brothels in India into forced prostitution or into forced labor. Some traffickers have put a price on these young ones’ lives, offering $500 per child.
It is truly sickening that these criminals are using the chaos and insecurity following an earthquake that claimed 8,000 lives to steal many more vulnerable lives. The United Nations and some NGOs estimate between 12,000 and 15,000 girls are trafficked from Nepal alone.
As a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, I have introduced legislation targeting the demand for sex trafficking. Those who sell and purchase these young lives must be brought to justice, and government must take action. Nepal’s most vulnerable cannot and should not be forgotten.”
Source: Congressional Record
See related video: Human Trafficking: Nepal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdo6NVqHA0w
See video: Girl Trafficking in Nepal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NILrakwJ0Rs
Congressman Hultgren serves on the powerful Committee of Financial Services . The congressman also sit on the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises; and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.