article_snippet: Democrats had already signed off on the legislation in committee before Democrats realized that the measure was included.
article_snippet: Democrats have since backed away from the child sex trafficking bill as is and accused Republicans of trying to hoodwink Democrats, despite having had weeks to read the legislation in committee in full before a final vote. '
article_snippet: If Democrats want to have time to turn to the child sex trafficking bill next week, we need to finish up the child sex trafficking bill,' McConnell said Sunday on CNN.
article_snippet: Stewart blamed the trafficking bill kerfuffle on Democrats in a statement provided to the Associated Press.
article_snippet: his party members need to choose between a partisan filibuster and the pleas of thousands of abused children across the country,' Stewart said. '
article_snippet: And his party members need to do it soon.'