Josh Hawley: “That includes almost 20 million reports of child…”

“Talk about children. Let's talk about the dangers to children. The national center for Missing and Exploited Children estimates that there are 20.5 million reports of suspected online and child exploitation. That includes almost 20 million reports of child pornography, 546,300 reports of online enticement of children for sexual acts and 27,000 reports of child sexual trafficking. Is it a good time for DHS to be shut down? No, sir. Let me ask you if you've seen this poster that I'm about to put behind me.” (02:59–03:13)

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