[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3329-H3330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I want to draw attention to April as 
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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  We know this is a problem across the country. In Minnesota alone, 
more than 60,000 Minnesotans are victimized by sexual violence each 
year, and of this number, 80 percent were women and nearly a third were 
under the age of 18.
  It is a time to educate the public about sexual violence and help 
communities more effectively prevent it.
  It is also important, though, to recognize the victims' rights 
groups, social workers, healthcare providers, and law enforcement 
personnel, who are working one-on-one with the victims of sexual 
violence, helping them seek justice and repair their lives. Important 
organizations like Breaking Free are helping women escape trafficking, 
prostitution, and sexual exploitation. And Cornerstone, which is 
running domestic violence crisis hotlines, is helping victims get the 
assistance that they need to get back on their feet.
  Mr. Speaker, these are some of the organizations we have in Minnesota 
that are providing invaluable services to the victims at a time when 
they need it most.

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