[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS MODERN-DAY SLAVERY

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because it is past time we call 
human trafficking what it really is: modern-day slavery.
  Every year, up to 300,000 children are at risk of being sex-
trafficked here in our country. On average, these children are first 
sold into sex slavery before their 13th birthday. As a father, I can't 
fathom anything more disgusting.
  Earlier this year, I supported legislation that we successfully 
passed aimed at stopping sex trafficking, but the fight is far from 
over. Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion worldwide each and every 
year, and the criminals that profit off of sex trafficking aren't going 
to give in that easily.
  For example, right now in my district, backpage.com, a disgusting Web 
site that facilitates online sex trafficking, is suing Cook County 
Sheriff Tom Dart because he stood up to the evil and corrupt people who 
profit off of the exploitation of minors.
  It is our collective obligation to do everything that we can to put a 
definitive end to this atrocity. I commend Sheriff Dart for standing up 
for what is right, and I pledge to work with my colleagues here in this 
House, on both sides of the aisle, to stop this abhorrent crime.

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