[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H6314-H6315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, sadly, 3 months ago this week, 300 girls were 
abducted in the middle of the night from their beds in a school in 
rural Nigeria. As time passes, we cannot allow ourselves to forget 
these girls. Kummai, Kwanta--these girls are our daughters, our 
granddaughters, our sisters--Rebecca, Esther, Aisha.

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  The militant terrorist group, Boko Haram, aims to end the education 
of girls in Nigeria through fear and intimidation. They have publicly 
stated their plans to sell these young girls into sex slavery for $12 a 
girl--Ruth, Naomi, Rhoda.
  As a mother and grandmother, I cannot imagine the pain the parents of 
these girls are experiencing, and we as a Nation are praying for the 
immediate and safe rescue of these young women to bring this awful 
nightmare to an end.
  I support our President's effort in helping the Nigerian Government 
bring these girls home and return to school where they belong--
Christie, Solomi, Tabitha.
  As a Nation, we must continue to do everything in our power to bring 
back our girls.

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