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Rob Portman: As Co-Chair of the Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking and, maybe more importantly, as someone who represents a State…

On the recordNovember 18, 2015
As Co-Chair of the Senate Caucus to End Human Trafficking and, maybe more importantly, as someone who represents a State that has experienced some abhorrent sex-trafficking networks, and, maybe most importantly, as a father, this is an issue that I feel strongly about and have worked on over a number of years.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman emphasizes his commitment to combating sex trafficking due to personal and professional reasons.

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