[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14397]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               BOKO HARAM

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I stand today with my colleagues in 
remembering the more than 200 girls who were abducted from their school 
on April 14, 2014. It is hard to imagine the fear, pain and the anguish 
they have suffered at the hands of the monsters who kidnapped them.
  As a father, I understand what these girls' families are feeling. I 
have not forgotten these girls, and I will continue to work with my 
colleagues for their safe return and for the elimination of the 
terrorist group Boko Haram.
  The world and mainstream media have mostly moved on from the events 
in Nigeria, but amid all the horrors that regularly compete for the 
world's attention, this one should not be forgotten. Among these 
missing girls are future lawyers, doctors, and teachers, women who 
could someday lead their country.
  I call for my colleagues not to forget these girls and come together 
to combat Boko Haram, al Qaeda, and ISIL.

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