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Ron Wyden: “What they have been subject to, in my view, is slavery, pure and simple.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
What they have been subject to, in my view, is slavery, pure and simple.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden describes the exploitation of young women as a form of slavery.

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