Too often, we think of human trafficking as something that happens somewhere else-in other cities and in other countries, and not in our own communities. “Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this important hearing on human trafficking. Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on 'Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking:'