One issue that both Republicans and Democrats can agree on, and have come together to support, is the initiative to combat human trafficking.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) tweeted her appreciation of the bipartisan support for a bill the House that just passed, which would appropriate tax dollars for the victims of sex trafficking. The final vote count was 420-3 to pass the bill.
You and so many advocates were right there with us to help victims of #humantrafficking so thank YOU https://t.co/FUfkaMuezC
— D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) May 19, 2015
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Now it is up to President Obama to sign the bill into law.
One of the “provisions” that is found in the bill would punish those involved in the selling of advertisements at “exploit” human trafficking and its victims.Senator Marco Rubio, who along has his wife Jeanette have been on the frontlines of this issue, has openly criticized publications who promote the sex trade. Here is a 2012 video of Rubio speaking about human trafficking at a woman’s shelter in Miami, Florida.
I want to take a moment to call attention to one of the most egregious things going on across our country, and that’s Village Voice Media, who runs a number of newspapers around our country, including the New Times here in Miami-Dade County and actively, actively advertising the services of some of these young girls. Actively, you can go on there and buy a human being for two hours, and you can do that on advertising going on in newspapers being printed in this very town by Village Voice Media. It is an outrage.
They make millions and millions of dollars selling human beings in this country. – Senator Marco Rubio
