[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2013]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               BOKO HARAM

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is Wear Red Wednesday to 
Bring Back Our Girls.
  Right now, many female victims in Nigeria escaped the sexual violence 
of Boko Haram only to face ill treatment and mistrust in their 
communities. Even worse, the children who are the result of rape are 
scorned, deemed born of bad blood.
  We must do what we can to ensure that the next generation of 
Nigerians is free of Boko Haram. I am pleased I will be joining the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs tomorrow as it holds a hearing on Boko Haram. I hope 
the rest of the Congress will also wake up to Boko Haram's atrocities. 
The girls are still alive, but are still missing.
  Please continue to tweet, tweet, tweet #bringbackourgirls and to 
tweet, tweet, tweet #joinrepwilson.
  Remember to wear something red every Wednesday. It can be shoes, a 
belt, a flower, a tie, a handkerchief, jewelry--anything. Just wear 
something red. We cannot forget the violence in Nigeria by Boko Haram.

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