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Heidi Heitkamp: We have mothers giving their children away for sexual favors for drugs.

On the recordMay 17, 2016
We have mothers giving their children away for sexual favors for drugs.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Heitkamp highlights severe issues of drug-related exploitation in Native American communities.

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