January 15, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 8 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                           HUMAN TRAFFICKING

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Madam Speaker, this month, we celebrate Human Trafficking 
and National Slavery Prevention Month, and I rise today to draw 
attention to the importance of combating this epidemic.
  Human trafficking takes many forms, including sex, forced labor, and 
domestic servitude. Educating individuals about human trafficking is 
essential to thwarting this modern day form of slavery.
  This need for increased awareness is why I have partnered with the 
Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria, Illinois, and also the U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security to host two human trafficking awareness 
prevention roundtables in my district, bringing together State, local, 
and Federal officials. We held valuable dialogues with those on the 
front lines of this crisis about ways to end human trafficking for 
good.
  This week, I am proud to be joining my colleague, Congresswoman Val 
Demings from Florida, to introduce a resolution to formally recognize 
January as National Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery Prevention Month 
in Congress.
  As I have learned firsthand, combating human trafficking will take a 
multifaceted approach, but if we continue to educate and make resources 
available at all levels, important strides can be made and we can end 
this crisis.

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