[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15090]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               SUPPORTING RECOGNITION OF MALALA YOUSUFZAI

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, there's so much that we can 
acknowledge and respect as we come back to work on behalf of the 
American people. I'd like my colleagues to allow me, for a moment, to 
raise the issue of the recognition of introducing a legislative 
initiative to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, 
the little girl in Pakistan who had the courage to stand up against the 
heinousness of the Taliban.
  On October 9, 2012, Malala was shot and nearly killed by Taliban 
operatives because she advocated simply for educating girls in 
Pakistan. Her shooting has sent shock waves through the region and 
around the world. Leaders across the globe have condemned her shooting, 
while Taliban leaders remain unrepentant. In fact, as she heals in a 
British hospital, they have continued to threaten that she will be shot 
again if she comes to the soil.
  Sixty-one million children worldwide are not enrolled in school, of 
which 32 million are girls. Pakistan has the second highest number of 
girls who are not attending school in the world.
  As a cochair and founder of the Pakistan Caucus, the Congressional 
Pakistan Caucus, I urge my colleagues to rush toward this legislation 
and sign on. The United Nations declared Saturday, November 10, 2010, 
Malala Day, and many are advocating for a Nobel Peace Laureate.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in advocating to recognize this brave 
little girl who stands for the children of the world.

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