Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1259 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trafficking Victims Enhanced Protection Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) There are as many as 300,000 child soldiers in use by state-run armies, paramilitaries, and guerilla groups in roughly 21 countries around the world and in almost every region of the world. (2) The 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report defines a child soldier as any person under 18 years of age who directly takes part in hostilities, has been compulsorily or voluntarily recruited as a member of a government's armed forces, or has been recruited or used in hostilities by armed forces distinct from the armed forces of a state. (3) Children are used as soldiers, combatants, spies, scouts, decoys, guards, cooks, human mine detectors, and even sex slaves, robbing them of their childhood. Children are forced to join such groups physically, economically, or socially, or lured with promises of food, money, or security. (4) Exploitation of these children leaves them stigmatized and traumatized.…”