WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, held a hearing exposing the rampant child trafficking that exploits and abuses the most vulnerable among us. Senator Hawley heard testimony from Tim Tebow, Founder and CEO of the Tim Tebow Foundation, on the courageous work he and his organization do to rescue children and combat corrupt trafficking networks.

"Let me ask you about some folks who are in the dark hour of need," Senator Hawley said. "I've got a chart... showing the increase in the production of child sex abuse material just in the United States online... in 2023 alone, there were 104,3...