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Sheila Jackson Lee: “As I have no further requests for time, I will just close by saying our children need our response. They are suffering.…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
As I have no further requests for time, I will just close by saying our children need our response. They are suffering. It is important that we work together to minimally provide them with the shelter that they need and with the resources that they need to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking and sex trafficking. With that, I ask for the support of the underlying legislation, H.R. 350. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Jan 27, 2015

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