[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6591]
[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. Madam Speaker, it has been over a year since 
the Chibok girls were stolen from their families by Boko Haram. Today I 
have asked my fellow Congresswomen to join me in wearing red on 
Wednesdays. Wear red in solidarity with the mothers and sisters who 
fear their stolen daughters and sisters have been sexually assaulted 
and sold into slavery.
  Soldiers are beginning to capture abandoned Nigerian women and girls. 
So far, not one is a Chibok schoolgirl. So we will continue our 
advocacy.
  This week, Madam Speaker, I have also asked the gentlemen of Congress 
to join us in wearing red on Wednesdays. Wear red in solidarity with 
the fathers and brothers who fear their daughters and sisters are being 
physically abused and have been married off against their will.
  Until they have returned, we will continue to wear red on Wednesdays 
in solidarity with their families. We will continue to tweet, tweet, 
tweet #bringbackourgirls, tweet, tweet, tweet #joinrepwilson.

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