McConnell Announces Agreement To End Delay on Anti-Slavery Bill
‘And now, I’m glad we can say there is a bipartisan proposal that will allow us to complete action on this important legislation so we can provide help to the victims who desperately need it.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor announcing a bipartisan path forward on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act:
“President Obama recently proclaimed this to be National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
“It’s a stark reminder of the countless victims of modern slavery who continue to suffer horrifying exploitation at the hands of human traffickers — a stark reminder of the need to pass the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. It’s a bill that victims groups and advocates have called ‘the most comprehensive and thoughtful piece of anti-trafficking legislation currently pending.’
“‘[It] provides unprecedented support to domestic victims of trafficking, who are too often invisible and underserved,’ they wrote. ‘As leaders in the anti-trafficking, anti-violence, child welfare, civil rights, runaway and homeless youth, and human rights movements, we urge Congress to pass this critical piece of legislation.’
“There have been good-faith negotiations to resolve the impasse that has prevented the Senate from moving forward on this bill.
“And now, I’m glad we can say there is a bipartisan proposal that will allow us to complete action on this important legislation so we can provide help to the victims who desperately need it.
“As soon as we finish the trafficking bill, as I’ve indicated for some time now, we'll move to the President's nominee for attorney general—hopefully in the next day or so.
“I thank the Senior Senator from Texas for leading these negotiations, and for his continued diligence on the issue. There is no stronger advocate for victims of human trafficking than Senator Cornyn.”
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