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On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
What happens to those poor little girls---- Who become victims of a child marriage, it ruins their lives, and sometimes literally kills them with an early pregnancy they can't handle.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the severe consequences of child marriage on young girls.

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