[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

  (Mr. BURNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the House leadership 
for bringing before us a resolution to raise awareness and encourage 
prevention of sexual assault in the United States.
  One person victimized by sexual assault is far too many, but 
unfortunately, one person on average is sexually assaulted every 2 
minutes in the United States alone. These can be our neighbors, our 
friends, or even our family members.
  For these victims and for the people who help them, this resolution 
salutes them for survival. For organizations, businesses and media, 
this resolution promotes awareness of sexual violence and strategies to 
decrease the incidence of these horrific crimes.
  Mr. Speaker, no one deserves to be sexually assaulted. I encourage my 
colleagues to support this resolution, S.J. Res. 8, on the House floor 
today.

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