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On the recordNovember 29, 2017
I have heard and some of our researchers have said in some parts of our Nation, it is very common that young girls particularly are forced into marriages.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush highlights the prevalence of forced child marriages in certain regions.

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