[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 BOKO HARAM IS A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION

  (Ms. MOORE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, it is very heartbreaking to think that it 
has been a whole year since our girls, 276 girls, were kidnapped by 
Boko Haram in Nigeria. I think the importance of memorializing this is 
to talk about the nature of terror and its cruelty, to take these 
children, these babies, away in the name of religion.
  It is extremely important for us to galvanize all around the world 
and to focus on the main thing. The main thing is these are criminal 
organizations. These are not religiously motivated people. These are 
people who will maim, cripple, and kill anyone for their political 
objectives.
  I want to thank Frederica Wilson for her leadership in bringing us 
all together today, and Mrs. Maloney from New York, and I pray that our 
resolve will be reignited today.

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