[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             THE 12TH WOMAN

  (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, last week I was joined in the House 
gallery by five incredible young women. Each of them has their own 
story of survival. Each was sexually assaulted while in college. They 
call themselves the 12th Woman.
  Mr. Speaker, one in five women will be sexually assaulted while in 
college in the United States. Sexual assault is a crime that tries to 
steal the dignity, self-respect, and humanity of the victim.
  Mr. Speaker, the 12th Woman has something to say about that. They 
came to Congress and publicly told their heartbreaking stories on the 
steps of our Capitol, demanding change not only at their own school, 
Texas A&M, but nationwide. These ladies are determined not only to be 
survivors, but victors over their assault.
  Mr. Speaker, my grandmother taught me that there is no stopping a 
bold, tenacious, Texas woman who has made up her mind.
  Abbie, Meghan, Sydney, Kirsten, and Nikki have made up their minds 
with unwavering resolve that sexual assault on campus will stop.
  And that is just the way it is.

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