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Ted Poe: We end up allowing these victims to carry the shame that does not belong to them.

On the recordMarch 19, 2014
We end up allowing these victims to carry the shame that does not belong to them.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Ted Poe highlights the misplaced shame felt by trafficking victims.

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