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On the recordApril 6, 2011
Seems to me that the implicit assumption in this legislation, at least the way we're measuring output, is that human trafficking is best addressed by country-based programs.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Jim Webb discusses the limitations of country-based approaches to human trafficking.

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