Remarks by President Trump at Signing of H.R. 1865, the "Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017" | Eastern North Carolina Now

    And I would like to thank all the representatives in the bipartisan leadership that it took to get this across the finish line and onto your desk.

    THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. They really worked hard. Thank you. This was a tough one, but it was something that we got done. And it shouldn't have been tough.

    REPRESENTATIVE WAGNER: Right. That's right.

    THE PRESIDENT: It's even tough politically, if you can believe that. But we got it done. Right, Kevin?

    MAJORITY LEADER MCCARTHY: Yes.

    THE PRESIDENT: So this is in honor of your daughter, okay? This is very important. I think we may have to give you the pen. (Laughter.)

    AMBROSE: Thank you, Mr. President.

    (The bill is signed.)

    AMBROSE: Thank you. (Applause.)

    THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to thank everybody. This is my great honor. I will say, the political people around the desk, every one of them - Democrat and Republican - have worked very hard. And it was surprisingly difficult. You would think it would be easy, but it was much more difficult than any of us would have assumed because people have reasons. But I personally don't understand those reasons. This should not have been as hard and it shouldn't have taken as long. It's been many years in the making.

    So on behalf of everybody, and just in honor of your daughter and all of the folks behind me, I want to thank you and I want to really congratulate you. This is a great piece of legislation. It's going to make a tremendous difference.

    AMBROSE: Yes.

    THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.

    AMBROSE: Thank you so much, Mr. President.

    THE PRESIDENT: And we have some extra pens, all right? (Laughter and applause.) Thank you all very much everybody.

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