Grassley Keeps Up the Fight Against Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON– Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing January as National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month. Grassley and Cortez Masto unanimously passed asimilar resolutionlast Congress. Further information on Grassley’s efforts to combat human trafficking are availableHERE.
Grassley additionally spoke on combatting human trafficking during a speech on the Senate floor this morning. Video and transcribed remarks follow.

Watch Grassley’s floor remarksHERE.
January is National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month.
Today, Senator Cortez Masto and I are introducing a resolution to honor victims and to raise very needed awareness.
As I speak, victims are being trafficked across our southern border.
We each have a role to play in protecting the most vulnerable among us, especially women and children, from becoming victims of trafficking.
As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’m committed to making human trafficking prevention a priority in this Congress.
I thank the Senator from Nevada for leading this effort.
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