June 18, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 102 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         TEMPLE TERRACE DECLARES ITSELF A TRAFFICKING-FREE ZONE

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the city of Temple 
Terrace and Mayor Mel Jurado for officially declaring the city a 
trafficking-free zone. As part of the effort, the city of Temple 
Terrace has pledged to take important steps to crack down on buyers in 
the sex trade, which will reduce the demand for sex workers and 
decrease the number of victims trafficked, specifically.
  Temple Terrace is implementing a zero-tolerance policy where city 
employees will be automatically terminated if they are caught 
soliciting prostitutes. The Temple Terrace Police Department has also 
been encouraged to increase enforcement against buyers of sex work by 
conducting more stings.
  And, finally, city staffers are required to take mandatory training 
on how to spot signs of trafficking and how to help potential victims.
  This is a monumental step forward for our community, and I am honored 
to join the city of Temple Terrace and Mayor Mel Jurado in the fight 
against human trafficking.

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