That doesn't mean the Democrats on the committee weren't hoping for a debate and different outcome once it was moved to the Senate floor. The number of votes in committee is very different than the Senate floor vote. There is also leadership with Democrats that can bring their objection to a focus when it was disregarded in committee.
Majority Leader McConnell knows full well the outcome to the bills are different when they are brought out of committee to the Senate floor for debate. Simply stating, "They voted for the exact same bill three months ago," isn't going to make the objection go away. The lives and well being of children are involved, that is not a minor subject. The US Senate needs to get it right.
The language in the bill regarding abortion directly effects 300,000 children. They become greater victims by the law as it is worded today.
Majority Leader McConnell knows full well the outcome to the bills are different when they are brought out of committee to the Senate floor for debate. Simply stating, "They voted for the exact same bill three months ago," isn't going to make the objection go away. The lives and well being of children are involved, that is not a minor subject. The US Senate needs to get it right.
The language in the bill regarding abortion directly effects 300,000 children. They become greater victims by the law as it is worded today.
- Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. (United Nations) (click here)
- Approximately 300,000 children are at risk of being prostituted in the United States. (U.S. Department of Justice)
- The average age of entry into prostitution for a child victim in the United States is 13-14 years old. (U.S. Department of Justice)
- A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has 4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
- The average victim may be forced to have sex up to 20-48 times a day. (Polaris Project)
- Fewer than 100 beds are available in the United States for underage victims. (Health and Human Services)
- Department Of Justice has identified the top twenty human trafficking jurisdictions in the country:” Houston • El Paso • Los Angeles • Atlanta • Chicago • Charlotte • Miami • Las Vegas • New York • Long Island • New Orleans • Washington, D.C. • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Richmond • San Diego• San Francisco • St Louis • Seattle • Tampa (Department of Justice)
- A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has 4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
- One in three teens on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home. (National Runaway Hotline)
