[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, April is Sexual Assault Awareness and 
Prevention Month, and I rise to support the goals and ideals we have 
been promoting these past 30 days.
  More than 200,000 people in the United States are sexually assaulted 
each year. One in five women will be sexually assaulted during her 
college years.
  Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. Our work is not done until the number 
of sexual assaults is zero. Sexual assault is an affront to our basic 
humanity. It threatens our individual liberty, family values, and basic 
human rights. Mr. Speaker, we owe it to our children to live up to 
those values.
  We must reject the passive, quiet acceptance of sexual assault that 
has pervaded our society for far too long. We must refuse to accept 
that which is unquestionably unacceptable.
  Mr. Speaker, although April is coming to an end, we must remain 
committed to raising awareness, empowering survivors, and preventing 
more people from experiencing these heinous acts.

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