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Riley Moore: “It's going to make it a felony for anybody [to continue this…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Speaks in Support of the 'Protect Children's Innocence Act' on the House Floor

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

And what this legislation is trying to do and what it's going to do, God willing it's signed into law, is prevent child abuse because that is what's going on in this country. By allowing this, It's going to make it a felony for anybody [to continue this abusive genital mutilation in this country to minors]. Continue this abusive genital mutilation in this country to minors, to children. It's abhorrent what is being allowed right now in this country. (00:45–00:54)

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Asserts that the legislation will make genital mutilation of minors a felony.

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