Common Ground: Inside the Fight to End Human Trafficking
Co-Authors of the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) discuss
the importance of combating human trafficking, and what their plans are to stop it.
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