[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9766]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        YOUNG WOMEN UNDER ATTACK

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of 
girls in Nigeria, and I am outraged. These girls were determined to get 
an education, to build a better life for themselves, for their families 
and for their nation. For this, they were abducted.
  As a school principal, I know the benefits of an education. Tragedies 
such as these are not limited to Nigeria. The pursuit of education for 
our girls is under attack globally. Young girls have had acid thrown in 
their faces in Afghanistan and Pakistan, been murdered in Somalia, have 
been abducted in Libya and Nigeria; and these are just a few examples.
  We all know the story of Malala, the brave young girl from Pakistan 
who spoke about her passion for education. In return, Taliban gunmen 
boarded her school bus and shot her in the head.
  Now, we have the Nigerian girls, and I am concerned. Are they hungry? 
Are they sheltered? Can they shower? Can they take care of their 
womanly needs? Have they been raped? Have they been beaten? Have they 
been sold? Are they still even alive?
  Mr. Speaker, I firmly believe we must continue to do everything we 
can to bring back these young girls.

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