[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    -STRENGTHENING CHILD WELFARE RESPONSE TO TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2014

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                               speech of

                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 23, 2014

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my support for the 
Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act. As a co-
chair of the Foster Youth Caucus and a former foster parent, I am 
grateful for this legislation, as it recognizes a terrible and 
undeniable truth about our child welfare system.
  Statistics show that foster children are highly vulnerable to being 
sexually trafficked. This bill will lay out needed provisions to 
identify and track victims within the already existing National Child 
Abuse and Neglect Data Systems and ensure that each state is not only 
prepared to spot the signs of victimization, but also adequately help 
those who have been rescued.
  This bill is an important step in coordinating state and federal 
efforts and resources, to give victims the necessary individualized 
care, and to stop this terrible assault on children.

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