Marco Rubio
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Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the junior United States senator from Florida, a position he has held since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Rubio has been an influential figure in Florida politics and has focused on issues such as immigration reform, foreign policy, and economic growth. He gained national prominence during his 2016 presidential campaign, where he emphasized a vision for a strong national defense and a robust economy.
We have to examine the reason why they want to come here, as opposed to going to Panama or some other place.
And, Mr. Eaves, in your testimony you list several factors that can prevent child trafficking.
there are some countries, where, because of certain geopolitical issues, there might be some internal pressure not to downgrade them.
Let me just highlight one more thing that I am hearing from NGOs with regards to China.
foreign governments tend to focus their anti-trafficking efforts on sex trafficking, which is horrifying, but there is also the issue of labor trafficking.
the political considerations are not used in the TIP process to distort the tier rankings.
we need to make it very clear there is nothing culturally acceptable about going to these other countries, as Americans, and participating in these sorts of things.
Let me thank both of you, again, for your commitment on this issue and for your frankness with this committee.
Senator Rubio, I want to thank you, in particular, for the work you have done recently in this area.





