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Richard Blumenthal: “No one in Congress (and I was a member of the House of Representatives at the time) intended the CDA to be used as a…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2017
No one in Congress (and I was a member of the House of Representatives at the time) intended the CDA to be used as a shield by human traffickers.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal emphasizes Congress's original intent regarding the CDA and human trafficking.

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