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("Four Ruffles and Flourishes")

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- [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

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the President of the United States,

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accompanied by the Vice
President of the United States

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and the honorable Ivanka Trump.

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("Hail to the Chief")

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(audience applauding)

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- Well, thank you very
much, please, thank you.

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And I want to thank you all for being here

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as we mark the 20th anniversary

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of Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

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Very important.

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20 years ago, this nation
took a historic step

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to protect the victims of this
form of modern-day slavery

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here in the United States
and all around the world.

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My administration is 100%
committed to eradicating

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human trafficking from the Earth.

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I am pleased to be joined this afternoon

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by Vice President Mike Pence
and the members of my Cabinet,

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Attorney General William
Barr, Secretary Gene Scalia.

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Hello, Gene.

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Secretary Alex Azar, who is very busy,

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and I'm gonna see you in
a little while, right?

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Unfortunately, in this case.

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Acting Secretary Chad Wolf,
great job with those numbers.

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Great job, Chad.

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Deputy Secretary Stephen Biegun.

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Hi, Stephen.

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And thanks also to Representatives
Chris Smith, Ann Wagner,

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Michael McCaul, and Chip
Roy for being with us.

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Thank you very much.

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(audience applauding)

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And we have a lot of great
senators that wanted to be here

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so desperately, but I said,

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"Just stay where you are
and do your job, please."

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(audience laughing)

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We also have with us
Ambassadors Callista Gingrich.

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Hi, Callista.

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(audience applauding)

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Sam Brownback and John Richmond.

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Thank you all very much.

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Thank you, thank you.

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(audience applauding)

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And Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray.

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Christopher, thank you, Chris.

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(audience applauding)

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And we have Georgia Attorney General

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Chris Carr, very active.

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Thank you very much, Chris.

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Thank you very much.

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(audience applauding)

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And Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.

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Thank you, thank you, Ashley.

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Thank you, Ashley.

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(audience applauding)

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Florida Lieutenant
Governor Jeanette Nunez.

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(audience applauding)

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And First Lady of Texas, Cecilia Abbott.

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I just saw your husband, by the way.

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I just saw your great husband.

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Great gentleman.

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And North Carolina Lieutenant
Governor Dan Forest.

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Thank you very much, thank you, Dan.

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Great.

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(audience applauding)

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And I'm especially grateful to Ivanka

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for her unwavering efforts.

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She has taken this under her wing.

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(audience applauding)

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Thank you very much, thank you, honey.

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Ivanka has been a champion
for administrative

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and legislative actions to
combat human trafficking.

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And a true heart she has,

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this issue has been so important to her.

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This, and making sure
people are ready to work.

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And she's now created over 15 million jobs

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for the people of our
country, one of the reasons

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our unemployment numbers
are the best ever.

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(audience applauding)

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15 million.

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And I would say that this issue
may be closest to her heart

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because of the level of evil
that you would never believe

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is even possible in a modern age.

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The level of evil is incredible.

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So I wanna just thank Ivanka

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for both of the things that
you're really focused on.

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Thank you very much,
honey, I appreciate it.

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(audience applauding)

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15 million jobs.

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It was going to be 500,000.

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"Daddy, I think we can do 500,000."

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Within about a week, she broke that,

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and now she's up 15 million jobs.

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It's a fantastic thing.

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I'm not surprised, Mike.

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We're not surprised.

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We're also honored to have with us

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several extraordinary
survivors of human trafficking.

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And I wanna thank you all for being here.

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And you'll come up when
we sign, and it's gonna be

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my great honor to say
hello and shake your hand.

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And your courage really inspires us all.

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I want to just let you know that.

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As the men and women in this
room know, human trafficking

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is a problem everywhere,
a worldwide problem.

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Human trafficking is
worse than ever before,

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and that's because of the internet.

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I've heard from Bill Barr,
and I've heard from others,

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that the internet has caused
lots of good things to happen

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and lots of really bad things.

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And this is probably the
worst of the bad things.

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And it's an incredible thing.

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An estimated 25 million
people around the world today

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are being held captive, manipulated,

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and abused by human traffickers.

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In 2018 alone, the National
Human Trafficking Hotline

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identified over 23,000
human trafficking victims

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in the United States.

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65% of these victims were women.

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More than one in five were children.

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Human traffickers prey

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on their most vulnerable
citizens and people.

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They're vicious, they're violent.

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My administration is
fighting these monsters,

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persecuting and prosecuting
them, and locking them away

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for a very, very long time.

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We've had a tremendous track record,

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the best track record in a long time.

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We are dismantling the
criminal organizations

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that make largescale human
trafficking possible.

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In my first month in office,
I instructed federal agencies

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to go out and just do what you have to do.

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All federal departments
are doing what they do

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to identify and destroy these groups.

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And we are destroying a lot of them.

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Unfortunately, they come back very quickly

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in a different form.

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In 2018, the Department
of Justice shut down

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the leading site for
online sex trafficking.

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The DOJ prosecuted a
number of violent crimes.

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That now is a record number.

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In the last three years, ICE has arrested

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over 5,000 human traffickers.

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And I wanna thank ICE,
they have been incredible.

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These are great, great people.

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(audience applauding)

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Great.

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Great people.

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They're tough, they're brave,
and they love our country.

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Overseas, we have also seen
historic, really, progress,

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incredible progress working with us

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and using our intelligence with them.

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When I took office, ISIS
controlled over 20,000 square miles

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of territory and perpetrated
some of the most heinous forms

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of human trafficking
anywhere in the world.

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As you know, we've totally
defeated the ISIS caliphate

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in Syria, in Iraq.

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And it's 100%.

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We have thousands and thousands

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of prisoners, ISIS prisoners.

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And it's really been something

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that's been rather incredible.

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And we did that rather
quickly, 'cause when we came in

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as an administration, it was all over.

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And we have 100% of the caliphate.

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They're bloodthirsty.

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They're horrible.

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The founder and leader, al-Baghdadi,

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who was trying to rebuild
ISIS, is now dead.

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We got him, and that was a big thing.

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(audience applauding)

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That was a big thing,
and not an easy thing.

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He was hiding and they've been after him

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for 15 years, but we got him.

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My administration is putting
unprecedented pressure

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on traffickers at home and abroad,

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and we are freeing innocent
victims at every single turn.

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I was proud to be the first

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Commander-in-Chief to attend a meeting

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of the President's Interagency
Task Force established

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by the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000.

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In November, I was also
the first President

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to sign an executive order
to establish a Task Force

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on Missing and Murdered American
Indians and Alaska Natives.

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Just signed it.

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(audience applauding)

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And this has a very special
focus on women and girls.

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That's an incredible thing
that's been happening,

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but we just signed it.

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I've signed nine pieces
of bipartisan legislation

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aimed specifically at
combating human trafficking

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domestically and around the globe.

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And in 2018, I signed
legislation strengthening

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the Department of Homeland
Security's Blue Campaign,

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which unified the Department's
fight against this crisis

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and increasing public
awareness every single day.

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We have signed more legislation
on human trafficking,

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by far, than any other administration

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has even thought about.

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We enacted bills.

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(audience applauding)
Thank you.

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And we'll do what's necessary.

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We will do exactly what's necessary.

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There's nothing more horrible than this.

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We enacted bills to fight sex trafficking,

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increase support for survivors,
and raise the standards

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by which we judge whether other countries

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are meeting their duty to
fight human trafficking.

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You have countries that
talk and they talk.

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They're like politicians in Washington.

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They keep talking, they
do nothing about it.

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They do nothing about it.

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And we spend a lot of money
on these other countries.

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And we're not sending
it, and we let them know,

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if they're not gonna be doing their job.

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They don't, in some cases,
probably, wanna do their job,

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and that's a pretty bad thing.

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We have authorized $430 million

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to fight sex and labor trafficking.

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And with the help of the State Department,

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I have held foreign
governments accountable

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for failing to address human trafficking

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by imposing restrictions
on foreign assistance,

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and very powerful restrictions.

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(audience applauding)

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I've also prioritized increasing funding

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for anti-trafficking
efforts in my 2021 budget,

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allocating $70 million
toward enhanced prosecutions

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at the Department of Justice.

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We are spending $123
million towards supporting

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state and local efforts.

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(audience applauding)

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And this is all new
funding, and these funds

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will directly benefit
those on the frontlines

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who are tasked with bringing
down the perpetrators

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of this terrible crime.

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So the kind of money
we're talking about now

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is far greater than what
you've had in the past.

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And let them give the
people that worked so hard

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in this administration credit

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because they've wanted to do it

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more than the people in any
other preceding administration.

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And you can read what you want,
you can say what you want,

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but nobody has done more
than what we've been doing

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on human trafficking.

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(audience applauding)

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So today, on the last day of this year's

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National Slavery and Human
Trafficking Prevention Month,

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I will take another very decisive action.

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In a few moments, I will
sign an executive order

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targeting human trafficking
and child exploitation

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all across our country.

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This order--
(audience applauding)

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And this is a very big one.

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This order will build
on an incredible work,

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and really, the unbelievable
work that so many

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of the people in this
room have been doing,

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and all of the work that's been done

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and increasingly is being done.

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You wouldn't believe
the level of enthusiasm

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that people working on this issue have.

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I have many issues, economic,
we have all different issues.

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I have never seen such
enthusiasm for a single issue

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as I have for human trafficking.

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(audience applauding)

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And I have to say, that
starts with Bill Barr

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and Chris Wray, the FBI.

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It starts with all of the
people in law enforcement.

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So important.

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And it's something that
people really do appreciate.

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So they collect and they coordinate.

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They share vital law enforcement

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and intelligence information
with other places

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all over the world, very, very important.

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And we have made a tremendous impact.

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The problem is it's so massive.

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It's so many people.

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It's so many countries.

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But we've had a tremendous impact.

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It will be posted online along
with a comprehensive list

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of government resources, all
of the things that we do,

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and where to go to find
out about what's happening.

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This order expands prevention
education programs,

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promotes housing
opportunities for survivors,

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and prioritizes the removal

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of child sexual abuse
material from the internet.

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(audience applauding)

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And furthermore, it takes the vital step

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of designating a full-time
position here at the White House

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dedicated solely to
combating human trafficking,

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so people know how important it is.

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(audience applauding)

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The United States
government continues to work

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with the United Kingdom,
Australia, Canada,

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New Zealand, in
consultation with industry,

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on a set, voluntary principle.

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We have a set of voluntary
principles to tackle

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online child sexual
exploitation and abuse.

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And the level of detail,
the kind of things

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that they're putting
in, nobody's ever seen

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anything like this before.

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The people that are working on it do it

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with incredible heart and love,

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and they want something to happen.

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They don't want to be wasting time

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like people have been
wasting for many years.

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Even people in this position,
they've been wasting time

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and not a lot of money,
I have to tell you.

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They haven't spent, as you know,

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they haven't been spending a lot of money.

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We're now spending a lot of money.

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We look forward to
launching these principles

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in the coming months.

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We will not rest until
we've stopped every last

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human trafficker and
liberated every last survivor.

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(audience applauding)

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So I'm now pleased to introduce
an incredible survivor,

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and the newest member of
the U.S. Advisory Council

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on Human Trafficking, Bella Hounakey.

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Hi, Bella.

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(audience applauding)

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- Good afternoon, my
name is Bella Hounakey.

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Thank you, President
Trump, Ms. Ivanka Trump,

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and the White House for
organizing this important event.

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It is truly a great honor to be here

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to celebrate the 20th anniversary

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of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

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At age 13, I was brought
into this country.

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I survived trafficking,
along with 19 other girls.

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Afterwards, I was placed in foster care.

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But this negative experience in my past

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should not wholly define who I am today.

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(audience applauding)

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Today, I am a college graduate.

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Today, I am an American citizen.

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(audience applauding)

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And today, I stand before
you as the newest member

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of the U.S. Advisory Council
on Human Trafficking.

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(audience applauding)

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The Council is composed
of survivor leaders

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who bring their experience
and expertise to advise

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and provide recommendations
to the President's Task Force

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to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons.

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We represent a diverse range
of backgrounds and experiences

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and we're sincerely grateful
to this administration

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for appointing our current members

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to support federal government efforts

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to prevent and improve
trafficking programs and policies.

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We view the existence of
this council as a victory

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for trafficking survivors
in the federal government.

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This council is a model
for survivor empowerment

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and survivor-centered
approaches that other countries,

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states, and localities
may learn from and adapt.

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This council shows in real and
tangible ways how survivors

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can positively impact and
inform anti-trafficking efforts

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at the highest levels of government.

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To truly be survivor-centered and informed

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means to not only prioritize
survivors' needs or wishes

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and service delivery, it must also include

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meaningful collaboration with survivors

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to inform the design and implementation

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of the very policies and
programs that affect them.

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No survivors should ever be viewed

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by their trafficking or
lived experiences alone.

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We acknowledge the great
strides the federal government

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has made in the last 20
years to combat trafficking,

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as well as that of other stakeholders.

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We look forward to continuing
to advise and collaborate

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with the task force to
realize the goals of the TVPA,

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and we encourage all of you to
view our 2020 annual report,

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which will be released this April.

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Thank you very much for the
opportunity to be here today.

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And to end, I would like to
share a statement and a quote

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from our council's chair, the
Honorable Judge Lung, Robert.

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This is to the victims
and survivors out there.

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"It's never been your
fault, no matter what.

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"So let go of that toxic shame;
it doesn't belong to you.

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"You are never too old,
too lost, or too broken

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"to begin healing today.

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"Hope is key, and even
if it starts out as small

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"as a mustard seed, nurture
hope, it'll save you.

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"And most importantly, you are not alone.

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"You're not alone, you're not alone."

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Thank you, and God bless America.

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(audience applauding)
- Wow.

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Thank you, Bella, thank you.

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(audience applauding)

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Great job, Bella.
- Thank you.

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(audience applauding)

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- Mr. President, Attorney General Barr,

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members of the council, and Ivanka,

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Cabinet Secretaries, members
of our diplomatic corps,

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including Ambassador Gingrich,
distinguished members

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of Congress who've worked on this issue

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for so many years with
such heart and compassion,

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members of the law enforcement
community and faith leaders,

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and most especially, Bella
and the courageous survivors

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who joined us here today, it is an honor

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to be with you on this historic day.

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(audience applauding)

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As the President reflected,

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we're here to commemorate
the 20th anniversary

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of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

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As the President's made
clear, from his heart,

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we have a President who knows
human trafficking is not only

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an unconscionable evil, but an
epidemic in the world today.

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And the United States of America

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will confront it as never before.

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(audience applauding)

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Mr. President, you said
in your proclamation

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marking this past month,
that human trafficking

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is an affront to humanity.

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And you've taken decisive action
to bring human traffickers

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to justice, their victims to
safety, and to help survivors

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walk the difficult road to recovery.

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Like no President before you,
you've made it a priority

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to target transnational
criminal organizations

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that have victimized
thousands of innocent people

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on both sides of our borders.

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I know the President and I
are grateful for the efforts

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of all of those gathered here
today for your compassion,

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for shining light in the
darkness, and bringing the justice

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and determination of the
American people to this cause.

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But permit me to add one
more voice of appreciation

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to a member of this administration

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who has probably articulated
the President's message

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on this issue with more
compassion and more determination

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than anyone else in the
history of this movement.

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Would you join me in thanking
Ivanka Trump one more time

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for her extraordinary
leadership on human trafficking?

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(audience applauding)

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Mr. President, the order
you're about to sign

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will impact the federal
response across our government

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and empower the agencies
so well represented here

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to have even more tools to combat

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the scourge of human trafficking.

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It will improve the way law enforcement

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and federal agencies gather information.

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It will also make it easier
for the American people

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to partner with this administration
and with law enforcement

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in combating human trafficking.

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It will empower faith-based
organizations to provide victims

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and survivors with more
compassionate care.

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And with more and more
young people around America

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engaged in this issue, Mr.
President, by your order today,

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you will give younger
Americans, especially,

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the ability on the internet
to identify the signs

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of trafficking, what dangers to avoid,

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and how to break free if
they've been victimized.

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(audience applauding)

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Our founding documents
attest that we believe

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that every person is
endowed by our Creator

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with certain unalienable
rights to life, liberty,

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and the pursuit of happiness.

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And today, with the
compassion and determination

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of all of those gathered
here, Mr. President,

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you again show the American
people's commitment

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to the justice and dignity
and worth of every person,

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and we thank you for your
leadership and compassion.

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(audience applauding)

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- So, Mike, thank you very much.

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And I just want to congratulate
everybody in this room.

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What I'd like to do is
maybe ask some of our folks

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that are so involved to come up

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and the survivors to come up.

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We will sign and we will
say hello to everybody.

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And again, it's an honor
to be with you today.

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Thank you very much, this is a big moment.

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Thank you.
(audience applauding)

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- Hey, how are you?
- How are you?

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- [Woman] Good, it's good to see you here.

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(background chattering)

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- [Man] Good job.

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- Get right in here.
- Thank you.

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- [Donald] Good to see you.

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Good job.

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(background chattering)

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(audience applauding)

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(muffled speaking)

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(camera shutters clicking)

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(audience applauding)

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- I would love to have that.

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We will.

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(muffled speaking)

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- Thank you, everybody.

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(audience applauding)
- Thank you.

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(background chattering)

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("God Bless America")