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Steve Daines: “This is modern-day slavery we have in our country, except we are not talking about adults; we are talking about…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
This is modern-day slavery we have in our country, except we are not talking about adults; we are talking about children.
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Steve Daines
Republican · Montana

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Daines compares human trafficking to historical slavery, emphasizing its impact on children.

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