[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1212-H1213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         TUSKEGEE AIRMEN NATIONAL MUSEUM PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Tuskegee 
Airmen National Museum in Detroit for securing $500,000 in grant 
funding for its pilot training program from the Federal Aviation 
Administration.
  The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum was originally founded to record 
and honor the unsung but substantial contributions of our Nation's 
first Black military airmen.
  Madam Speaker, the museum has grown to operate from three different 
locations across the city of Detroit, including the Charles H. Wright 
African American History Museum, historic Fort Wayne, and the Coleman 
A. Young municipal airport, where it offers career training programs 
for young people interested in aviation and aerospace science.
  The museum takes particular pride in its community engagement around 
aviation training, which has been in operation for more than 30 years. 
$500,000 will go a long way in their flight training program which 
is offered to young people age 14-19 in the metropolitan Detroit area 
and puts students on the path toward obtaining a private pilot's 
license. I wish you could have seen the excited faces when I went to 
one of their events for young people, again, learning to fly.

  The museum works in partnership with many of our local organizations 
and universities to connect the many interested students with training 
and resources.
  I say this wholeheartedly, I am so proud that our own government, the 
Federal Aviation Administration, sees the gem that the Tuskegee Airmen 
National Museum is. Their training program and the unique opportunities 
they offer to our young people is truly a huge contribution to Wayne 
County, Michigan. Again, I am pleased to see the FAA see a tremendous 
value in their work.


                              War in Yemen

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to uplift the Yemeni people 
who have been suffering from the inhumane and violent war. We are 
approaching the eighth anniversary of the start of the war in Yemen.
  We must stop U.S. participation in this war. It is far past time for 
us to reiterate our support for ending U.S. ties to and support for the 
Saudi coalition.
  After over 10 months now without airstrikes in Yemen, the Yemeni 
people want to ensure that these airstrikes never resume.
  Indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets, including hospitals, 
schools, water treatment plants, as well as blockading Yemeni ports--
committed largely with U.S. weapons and logistical support--have 
resulted in what the U.N. has described as the world's worst 
humanitarian crisis with millions of Yemenis pushed to the edge of 
famine.
  Again, the United States must stop any participation in this horrific 
war.
  Over 11,000 children have died of hunger or been maimed as a result 
of the conflict in Yemen, according to UNICEF, an average, Madam 
Speaker, of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015. 
Across Yemen, 23.4 million people are in need of humanitarian 
assistance.
  The Yemeni-American families in my district are devastated to see 
their families, their native cities, the neighborhoods they all grew up 
in completely ripped apart with death, famine, and violent attacks.
  ``May Allah cure you.'' ``Allah yshfeekom.''


                   Violence Against Women in Politics

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Women's History 
Month. I cannot think of any better way to recognize and honor women 
than to take active steps in protecting them.

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  This week, I am reintroducing House Resolution 801 that recognizes 
violence against women in politics is a global phenomenon now and that 
more research should be conducted to examine its extent and effects in 
the United States.
  There is a disturbing rise of violence against women in politics. We 
have all experienced it in this Chamber. The never-ending string of 
ignorant, hateful, and downright threatening rhetoric against 
colleagues in this room is extremely unacceptable, and it is the same 
kind of hate that is directed against countless women all around the 
globe, especially women of color and those with cross-cutting 
identities.
  Madam Speaker, women have been on the frontlines of social justice 
movements around the world and throughout our Nation's history. 
Violence against women in politics is a specific, gendered phenomenon, 
stemming from a resistance to increased political participation by 
women intended, again, to undermine women as political actors.
  According to the ``2018 Violence Against Women in Politics Report'' 
by U.N. Women and U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human 
Rights, it says that women of color are increasingly more affected by 
this crisis.

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  A recent study by U.S. mayors found that women mayors are more likely 
than men to experience most types of violence and abuse and indicates 
such incidents are not out of the ordinary for women in U.S. politics 
generally.
  In honor of Women's History Month, I urge my colleagues to support 
this resolution.

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