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Dick Durbin: Well, there may be partisan differences over this one sentence, but there is bipartisan support for ending the…

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
Well, there may be partisan differences over this one sentence, but there is bipartisan support for ending the trafficking and helping the victims. Thank you, because I know you want to offer another amendment about runaways, which is very important. I have met so many of them, as you have. It is a heartbreaking story how so many are abused and exploited. Thank you for your leadership and for bringing this issue to our attention today.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 18, 2015

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