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Richard Blumenthal: “I have worked with the Chairman--and I thank Senator Leahy for his support--to try to target and criminalize the human…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
I have worked with the Chairman--and I thank Senator Leahy for his support--to try to target and criminalize the human trafficking of persons working for contractors abroad.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses efforts to combat human trafficking by federal contractors overseas.

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