[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          WATER FOR THE WORLD

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in developing countries, access to 
clean water isn't as easy as walking over to the kitchen faucet.
  Communities suffer and die from diseases they contract from bad 
water. And in their search for life's basic need, they put themselves 
in harm's way.
  In Third World countries, women walk miles to wells to find clean 
water; but some wells are controlled by criminals who brutally assault 
these innocent women right in front of their own kids. And then they 
must then buy the water.
  We have the ability to help these countries that don't have access to 
clean water. We can help them dig wells, for example. That's why 
Congressman Earl Blumenauer and I have introduced the Water for the 
World Act. This bill uses existing taxpayer money more effectively by 
making water available and a priority in Third World countries.
  I'd like to thank Congressman Blumenauer for his relentless efforts, 
and the groups who advocate for Water for the World.
  No one on Earth should be assaulted just to obtain clean water on a 
daily basis.
  And that's just the way it is.

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