Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, by now, we have all seen the horrifying video
of a slave auction in Libya. It is outrageous. Migrants and refugees,
most of them Black Africans, are being preyed upon, held in detention
camps, and bought and sold like property. Mr. Speaker, the United States cannot stand by as an idle spectator
to the plague of slavery in Libya. People are not property. Last week, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and I met with
Libya's Ambassador. She agreed that the Libyan Government will conduct
a transparent investigation, but they do not have the capacity to do
so.
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