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Josh Hawley: “They found in the last year over 145,000 of them, that…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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450,000 children. It's the biggest child trafficking ring that was set up under the last administration in the history of this country. The President has been doing a tremendous job. They found in the last year over 145,000 of them, that leaves almost 300,000 who are still missing. And yet the Department of Homeland Security is unfunded and shut down. Let me just ask you again. Does it seem like a good time for that? No, sir. (05:17–05:22)

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Asserts 145,000 trafficked children were found in the last year, leaving 300,000 still missing.

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