Barack Obama actually said...

I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a Nation.

I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the vital role we can play in ending modern slavery.

I urge all Americans to educate themselves about all forms of modern slavery and the signs and consequences of human trafficking.

Thousands of individuals living in the United States and still more abroad suffer in silence under the intolerable yoke of modern slavery.