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On the recordSeptember 22, 2013
human trafficking should be called exactly what it is: 'modern-day slavery.' It is a plague on our Nation and the world.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper emphasizes the severity of human trafficking as modern-day slavery.

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