[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         ON INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION HONORING MALALA YOUSAFZAI

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                         HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a 
Resolution Congratulating and Honoring Malala Yousafzai, Recipient of 
the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
  I am also pleased to be joined by Representatives McGovern, Brown, 
Wilson, Meeks, Rangel, Cohen, Scott, Gabbard, Frankel, Lowenthal, 
Wasserman Schultz, Clawson, and Castor in honoring 2014 Nobel Peace 
Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai for her outstanding contributions to 
global education equality. As the youngest Nobel laureate in history, 
Ms. Yousafzai has distinguished herself as a courageous and tireless 
activist for gender equality in education despite being met with great 
adversity. After surviving an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen 
she has emerged as a leading advocate for gender equality in education 
in a time when approximately 13 million school age girls in her home 
country of Pakistan remain deprived of an education and where girls' 
schools continue to be targeted by militants. Her strength, 
determination and accomplishments are deserving of recognition.
  I welcome my colleagues in the House to join me in honoring and 
congratulating Malala Yousafzai on receiving the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize 
by becoming a co-sponsor of this resolution.

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