[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         PAT TUTHILL--RONALD WILSON REAGAN PUBLIC POLICY AWARD

  (Mr. SOUTHERLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Madam Speaker, this month of April is Sexual Assault 
Awareness Month.
  Pat Tuthill of Tallahassee, Florida, lost her 23-year-old daughter, 
Peyton, on February 24, 1999. Peyton was sexually assaulted and 
brutally murdered by a convicted criminal on unsupervised probation. 
Three months after her daughter's death and through her own pain, she 
was determined to get better, not bitter.
  Ms. Tuthill quit her job and became a public speaker and an advocate 
for victims of violent crime. She has traveled the country, lobbying 
policymakers to support legislation that strengthens the monitoring and 
supervision of criminals on parole and probation.
  Last year, Ms. Tuthill's dream became a reality with the 
implementation of the first National Automated Standardized Victim 
Notification system.
  I had the honor of meeting with Ms. Tuthill this morning in my office 
in order to congratulate her on receiving the Ronald Wilson Reagan 
Public Policy Award in recognition of her efforts by the Department of 
Justice.
  As a father of four daughters, I thank her for her tireless effort. I 
thank Ms. Tuthill for her courage and for her service to others. I can 
think of no one who is more deserving of this award.

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