[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8315]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           SUPPORT H.R. 1864

  (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KUSTER. Madam Speaker, sexual assault in our military is nothing 
short of a crisis. We owe it to our men and women in uniform and to our 
veterans too to do all that we can in the United States Congress to 
prevent military sexual violence, improve medical services for 
survivors and hold attackers accountable.
  We must safeguard those who report these crimes and ensure that they 
are not retaliated against for doing the right thing. That is why I am 
a proud sponsor of a bipartisan bill, H.R. 1864, which is included in 
the House National Defense Authorization Act we are voting on this very 
week.
  Introduced by my good friends and colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and Loretta Sanchez, this 
important legislation would strengthen protections for whistle blowers 
who report sexual violence in the military.
  This reform has bipartisan support in both Chambers, 102 cosponsors 
in the House and the strong backing of many of the new representatives 
who are focused on working across the aisle to actually get things 
done.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1864 and to continue working 
together to end sexual violence in our military.

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