[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11084]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, 73 days ago, 200 Nigerian girls 
were kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. This story 
tugged at hearts around the world and led to an international outcry 
for these girls' rescue, but 73 days later, we cannot allow this story 
to fade from the headlines. The violence of Boko Haram increases by the 
day.
  Mr. Speaker, instead of focusing on rescuing these girls, Nigerian 
President Goodluck Jonathan's attention is on his next election. He 
spent $1.2 million to improve his image by hiring a Washington PR firm.
  President Jonathan needs to rearrange his priorities. I can think of 
quite a few things he can do with the $1.2 million. The first thing he 
should do is find those girls.
  Mr. Speaker, this is why we cannot let up the pressure. I urge you to 
join our Twitter war to keep the world's attention on the kidnapping of 
these children. Tweet #bringbackourgirls and #joinrepwilson every day, 
9 a.m. to noon.
  We will not be silenced. We will not be stopped. We will get our 
girls back. Tweet, tweet, tweet.

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