[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 25 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRUCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Mike, a truck driver, pulled over at a 
rest stop. He noticed a young girl approaching multiple trucks. The 
girl, who was clearly under age, came up to his cab and offered him sex 
for money. She seemed scared, and he asked her a few questions. She 
told him that, if she did not bring in enough money for her trafficker, 
the beatings by him would get worse.
  Thank goodness she had the courage to call for help.
  Mike understood the signs of human trafficking through an 
organization called Truckers Against Trafficking. He called the 
National Human Trafficking Resource Center, and authorities immediately 
arrived. The trafficker was arrested, put in jail, and the girl was 
rescued.
  I commend Truckers Against Trafficking. It is critical for our 
citizens to be educated about sex trafficking so we can end this 
scourge. America cannot continue to be blissfully silent while modern-
day slavery is occurring in our communities.
  And that's just the way it is.

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