06/17/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"The Trafficking in Persons Report, we all recognize, is a significant tool in our efforts here."
"there can be no doubt that our fight against modern-day slavery is a bipartisan, bicameral commitment to put our principles in action."
"So the reality is that one of the main justifications for the upgrade of Malaysia... was the government's effort to introduce amendments to strengthen antitrafficking laws."
"according to a Reuters' article published Monday, the TIP office disagreed with the diplomatic bureaus on 17 rankings and was overruled on 14 of the 17, representing the worst ratio in the 15-year his..."