[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of National Crime 
Victims' Rights Week. As co-founder and cochair with Congressman Ted 
Poe of the bipartisan Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, we are well 
aware that far too often the victims of crimes suffer in silence.
  Just last week, members of the caucus honored advocates nationwide 
for their work in supporting crime victims, including the University of 
California-Merced and Candy O'Donel-Browne of Mountain Crisis Services 
and the good work that she and her folks have done. Every day, these 
advocates work tirelessly to guarantee that every survivor has a place 
to turn for support in the aftermath of crime.
  Though we wish that commemorative weeks such as this were not 
necessary, they help educate the public and remind survivors that they 
are not and never will be forgotten. All of us have a responsibility to 
give voice to the challenges crime victims face, not just this week, 
but for every week of the year.

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