[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

  (Ms. KILPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the over 
260,000 women who are sexually assaulted in America every year. We just 
concluded sexual assault month last month as we ended the month of 
April.
  Today, May 1, I want to make sure that Americans know that sexual 
assault will not be tolerated. There are programs in our government, 
both public and private, that help sexual assault victims reach their 
potential if they have been horrendously assaulted. This is a better 
country than that. We are better people than that. There are programs 
both for the assaulter, as well as the woman or man who has been 
assaulted.
  It is our responsibility as families, as leaders, to work with these 
people who need additional assistance. Mr. Speaker, I would hope that 
we as American citizens reach out to those people, support the programs 
and move this country forward.

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