12/15/1997
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"The United States and 65 other countries came together to negotiate the Convention in response to abuses in the intercountry adoption process, including illegal child trafficking."
"The 'Trafficking Victims Protection Act' will provide important new tools in the campaign to combat trafficking, a modern form of slavery and an insidious human rights abuse."
"This order will also expand the Federal Government's outreach to workers and communities eligible for dislocated-worker assistance."
"This is a night to celebrate, a night of joy, a night of gratitude."