[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE WOMEN'S FUND OF MIAMI-DADE AND NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S 
                                  DAY

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the tireless 
efforts of the Women's Fund of Miami-Dade, a nonprofit organization 
based in the district I so proudly represent.
  Over the last 20 years, this inspiring organization has been 
committed to creating programs and initiatives through which all girls 
and women can prosper and become leaders in our community and, indeed, 
our Nation.
  Additionally, the Women's Fund of Miami-Dade is devoted to fostering 
awareness about sexually exploited children through its grantee 
partner, the Kristi House, an organization dedicated to helping 
children and families recover from abuse and to bring to justice those 
who violate them.
  Each year we set aside May 25 as a day when we reflect on sexually 
exploited and missing children and renew our efforts to make child 
protection a national priority.
  I thank the Women's Fund of Miami-Dade for its work to eradicate the 
sexual exploitation of children and to break the cycle of abuse through 
direct prevention and therapy and by spreading awareness of the damage 
inflicted upon innocent children.
  It is through the actions of compassionate members of our community, 
like the Women's Fund and Kristi House, that will stop these injustices 
against the most vulnerable of our society, our children.

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