WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, following the signing of the bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act into law, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement:
"I am thrilled that my bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act has been signed into law. This represents significant progress in the effort to support victims of human trafficking, protecting them against the vicious cycle of criminalization that arises when their traffickers force them to break the law. I want to thank Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Reps. Russell Fry and Ted Lieu for their partnership in getting this bill across the finish line, and I am so grateful to all of the survivors who h...