On the recordNovember 30, 2011
These victims have survived horrifying abuses that few people in this room can even imagine. These atrocities are simply despicable, almost unspeakable.
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congress.govElijah Cummings: “These victims have survived horrifying abuses that few people in this room can even imagine. These atrocities are simply…”
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Cummings describes the severe abuses faced by trafficking victims.
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