[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3917]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    LIFETIME STOP THE VIOLENCE WEEK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Solis) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. SOLIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lifetime Stop the 
Violence Week. One-third of American women report being physically or 
sexually abused by a husband at some point in their lives.
  One critical step we can take in Congress is to reauthorize the 
Violence Against Women Act this year, which will add very important 
services for immigrant, rural, disabled and older women.
  As we celebrate International Women's Day, I would like to share my 
concern for the violence against women worldwide, including those women 
in Ciudad Juarez. Approximately 400 women over the past 10 years have 
been murdered and sexually assaulted there. It is time for both our 
governments to come together and find a resolution to these heinous 
crimes.
  Today, also, I am reintroducing a bipartisan resolution focusing on 
the murders of these young women in Ciudad Juarez. I hope my colleagues 
will join me this week in wearing their Lifetime scarves and their ties 
and speak out against the violence against all women throughout the 
world.
  Yes, indeed, we are going to have visitors today from Afghanistan and 
Iraq, women who have been elected to office. We need to support them 
and ensure that freedom and democracy reign throughout the world.

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