So simply offering amendments before they ever passed, before they are introduced, before they become part of the law, even before implementation, you are trying to suggest that is...
My interest as a United States Senator is to protect the integrity of the Trafficking in Persons Report.
Malaysia got what they wanted. They got to Tier 2, which just happens to allow them to continue TPP negotiations.
So the upgrade was partially based on actions that have not been implemented, that were not even passed, that were outside of the reporting ...
I am afraid to take away some of the discretion at the higher levels at the State Department.
according to a Reuters' article published Monday, the TIP office disagreed with the diplomatic bureaus on 17 rankings and was overruled on 1...
Any upgrade at this juncture would thus be a hollow victory of form over substance.
It is not your concern I am worried about. It is your actions, not your concern.
I have serious concerns about politics having influenced the decision to upgrade Cuba from Tier 3.
So the reality is that one of the main justifications for the upgrade of Malaysia... was the government's effort to introduce amendments to ...
The Department has included Cuba in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report since 2003.