[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6551]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES

  (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, it astonishes me that by the time women 
graduate from college, one in five will be a victim of sexual assault.
  Colleges are institutions of higher learning, and no student--
especially young women--should ever feel threatened on the campus that 
they call home for 4 years.
  I applaud the President for announcing a series of efforts to 
strengthen Federal involvement and provide schools with the tools 
needed to end sexual assault on campuses. We must work across the aisle 
to put an end to this violence and to give victims the support they 
need.
  The new Web site launched yesterday, notalone.gov, will do just that: 
increase transparency through annual surveys and information on the 
prevalence of sexual assault on campuses.
  As a member of the third class of women ever to graduate from 
Dartmouth College, I was proud to see President Phil Hanlon step up to 
address unsafe and inappropriate behavior on the Dartmouth campus and 
to see the University of New Hampshire recognized for its initiatives 
to reduce sexual violence on campus.
  We must continue to address these issues head-on and ensure a safe 
and secure environment for learning for all college students, men and 
women.

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