[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4349]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking 
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for 
their leadership on continuing to ensure that we don't forget about the 
276 young women who were stolen from their families 2 years ago.
  I traveled to Nigeria with Congresswoman Wilson and Congresswoman 
Jackson Lee right after the kidnapping in order to see what kind of 
efforts were being made to get them back.
  This kidnapping received international attention for a short time and 
then, like the girls, it disappeared. We are standing here exactly 2 
years later while the Chibok girls, who we call ``our girls,'' remain 
hidden and subject to unimaginable crimes.
  Boko Haram, the deadliest terrorist organization in the world, wants 
to silence these girls. I stand here with my colleagues to give ``our 
girls'' a stronger voice than the terrorists and more power than fear.
  I want the Chibok girls to know that they are our daughters and we 
will not give up until they are returned.

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