[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THE TRAGIC REALITY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

  (Mr. YOUNG of Iowa asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the tragic 
yet growing reality of human trafficking. This evil exists even in the 
United States of America. Here at home, 300,000 young Americans are in 
danger of becoming victims of sex trafficking.
  Most troubling is how quickly these youths vanish in the shadows. 
Within 48 hours of being on the street, one in three kids will be lured 
into sexual exploitation, according to the National Network for Runaway 
Youth.
  That is why we must build awareness. Education is power. Please seek 
out the organizations that can educate you so that you can make a 
difference. In Iowa, we have the Iowa Network Against Human 
Trafficking, Iowa Teens Against Human Trafficking, Braking Traffik, and 
many, many other fantastic community and religious organizations 
working to raise awareness and combat human trafficking in the State.
  Look them up. Get involved. We will work together to end trafficking 
because our women and children are not safe. This isn't something that 
just happens across the oceans; this is happening at home.

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