[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5559]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the National 
Day of Silence and introduced a National Day of Silence resolution 
earlier today. This is the day in which students from around the 
country rise to show their solidarity with gay, lesbian, transgender, 
and bisexual students who suffer abuse and harassment and are bullied 
solely because of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
  I will use this 1-minute speech to observe a moment of silence to let 
all of those children know that I stand with them, that they are not 
alone, and that it gets better.

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