[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     BRINGING JUSTICE TO MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN

  (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, in advance of the fifth annual Missing 
and Murdered Indigenous Women's Memorial March that is taking place in 
my hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, tomorrow, I rise to bring attention 
to the violence facing our Native American communities.
  Everyone has a right to live safely in their communities, but the 
murder rate of Native American women is currently 10 times the national 
average. More than half of Native American women have been sexually 
assaulted, and thousands of Native American women and girls have gone 
missing.
  This national crisis has been ignored for far too long, and it is 
time that Congress acts. That is why I cosponsored Savanna's Act, 
legislation that would better prepare Tribal law enforcement to respond 
to these crimes. I believe that this should be one of the easiest bills 
that we pass this year and call for its quick passage.
  Madam Speaker, I will be proud to march with our Native American 
communities this Friday and honor those we have lost. I believe that, 
together, we can bring justice to the missing and murdered indigenous 
Native American women and hold the individuals who commit these acts of 
violence accountable.

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