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News From Washington - October 2011
At last, the legislation we have been working on for almost a year, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, is getting traction in...
October 06
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News From Washington - September 2011
Every September, Congress returns to Washington after a month-long recess, spent with constituents at town halls and in-district meetings hearing...
September 12
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News From Washington - August 2011
I am very glad to report that Congress has at last begun to move on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).
August 04
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News From Washington - April 2011
Knowing, in this time of major cutbacks in U.S. spending, that the TIP Office's small budget might be vulnerable to cuts, we did some comparisons...
April 28
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News From Washington - March 2011
Nearly 21,000 individuals from around the country signed a letter asking the President to make fighting trafficking a priority this year.
March 29
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News From Washington - January 2011
January 2011
Holly Burkhalter, Vice President of Government Relations at IJM, provides an update on the Child Protection Compact Act and invites...
January 03
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