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John Walsh: Nobody's looking for those kids. It's something that we have ignored and I think the public has to say, how could we…

On the recordJuly 28, 2013
Nobody's looking for those kids. It's something that we have ignored and I think the public has to say, how could we -- a First World country -- be the biggest offender and the biggest buyer of sex trafficking in the world?
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John Walsh
Democratic · Montana

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John Walsh calls attention to the issue of missing children and sex trafficking in the U.S.

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