[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 93]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, January is National Slavery and Human 
Trafficking Prevention Month. It is a perfect time to highlight the 
terrible reality of sex trafficking that is happening in our 
communities. It is also an opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to take steps to 
combat this growing problem that now puts 300,000 children at risk in 
the United States--many of whom are 12- and 14-year-old girls.
  I'm authoring several bipartisan bills to address sex trafficking. 
One gives law enforcement additional tools to turn the tide against sex 
trafficking and help the victims of these horrific crimes receive the 
support they need and deserve. That's what these young girls are: 
victims. The second bill improves data systems that track missing 
children because better information will help us find better solutions.
  Mr. Speaker, it's time to end sex trafficking, and there's bipartisan 
support for action.

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