[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, when Bianca Ramirez left her 
Massachusetts home one Sunday morning for a jog, she had no idea it 
would be the worst morning of her life. Shortly after she began 
running, she was blindsided by a strange man in broad daylight. He 
choked her into unconsciousness and dragged her into the bushes, 
brutally beating her.
  When she came to nearly 30 minutes later, she realized the horror 
that had happened to her. With the help of counseling and other victim 
resources, Bianca is a survivor, and the criminal went to prison.
  Mr. Speaker, this is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. During this 
week, we remember the evil that victims like Bianca have endured. 
Victims like Bianca are the reason that Congressman  Jim Costa and I 
formed the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, with the goal of 
ending modern-day slavery and giving victims a voice on the national 
level.
  In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, I ask Members to 
join me to honor and be a voice for victims of crime in America.
  And that is just the way it is.

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