[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GOOD NEWS FROM NIGERIA

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, this week we received good news. 
On Tuesday, 200 girls and 93 women were rescued from Boko Haram camps 
by the Nigerian military in the Sambisa Forest. Yesterday, another 
group, 160 women and children, was rescued in the same forest.
  These reports bring me great hope. My heart goes out to these women, 
girls, and their families, who have experienced their worst nightmare.
  I am hopeful that the Chibok girls, who were kidnapped over a year 
ago, are a part of these ongoing rescue missions by the Nigerian Army.
  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I asked my fellow Congresswomen to wear red in 
honor of the missing girls and vote together in of the well of the 
House of Representatives. Together, we called attention to the 
atrocities by Boko Haram, called for the return of all of the kidnapped 
girls, and called for Nigerian leaders to be held accountable by the 
world.
  It takes the political will of the Nigerian Government and the 
conviction to do what is right to eradicate Boko Haram and end their 
tragic reign of terror.
  We hope to wear red every Wednesday. I will not stop speaking, stop 
tweeting and fighting on behalf of these girls, their families, until 
the girls are safely returned.
  Tweet bringbackourgirls and tweet #joinrep.wilson.

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