,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bh1 #bjad,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4      
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,february #c1           
#bjad;,committee discharged2 considered 
and agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing
 the sense of the ,senate that all      
necessary measures should be taken to   
protect children in the ,united ,states 
from human trafficking1 especially      
during the upcoming ,super ,bowl1 an    
event around which many children are    
trafficked for sex4  ,whereas according 
to the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation1 an estimated #bjj1jjj to
 #cjj1jjj children in the ,united       
,states are at risk of commercial sexual
 exploitation2 ,whereas the average age 
of victims at the time of their entry   
into sex trafficking is between just #ab

 and #ad years old2 ,whereas sex        
trafficking victims are often abducted  
or lured into running away by           
traffickers2 ,whereas sex trafficking   
victims are routinely raped and beaten1 
and sometimes even branded2 ,whereas the
 vast majority of child victims of sex  
trafficking are children from the foster
 care system1 where they have often been
 failed by the officials entrusted to   
protect them2 ,whereas instances of sex 
trafficking occur in every ,state1 and  
tens of thousands of men1 women1 and    
children are brought to the ,united     
,states every year and exploited for sex
 and labor by traffickers2 ,whereas it  
is widely recognized that the beloved   
,american tradition of the ,super ,bowl1
 an event that draws tens of thousands  
of fans to the host city1 like other    
major recreational events1 leads to a   
surge in the sex trafficking of underage
 girls and boys in the host city2 and   
,whereas traffickers aggressively       
advertise and sell sex trafficking      

victims on websites like ,backpage4com  
during the ,super ,bowl in order to meet
 the increased demand from visitors to  
the host city3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that it is the sense of the ,senate    
that-- 7#a7 law enforcement officers1   
the juvenile justice system1 social     
services1 and the public should         
recognize and treat all children being  
trafficked for sex as victims of human  
trafficking each and every day of the   
year2 and  7#b7 ,federal and ,state law 
enforcement agencies should take all    
necessary measures to protect children  
in the ,united ,states from harm1       
including arresting and prosecuting both
 traffickers and buyers of children for 
sex in accordance with the applicable   
,state and ,federal laws against child  
abuse1 statutory rape1 and human        
trafficking1 particularly during the    
festivities surrounding ,super ,bowl    
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