[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          BRING BACK OUR GIRLS

  (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 Something Red 
Wednesday to Bring Back Our Girls.
  I thank Leader Pelosi for her unwavering support, as well as all of 
my other colleagues. I thank Representatives G. K. Butterfield, Curt 
Clawson, Karen Bass, Trent Franks, Barbara Lee, Gregory Meeks, and 
Sheila Jackson Lee for joining me and the escaped Chibok schoolgirls 
for a candlelight vigil in front of the State Department last Wednesday 
all in red.
  At the very same time in Nigeria, United States Ambassador to the 
United Nations, Samantha Power, met with other escaped Chibok girls and 
praised them for their bravery. Ambassador Power promised that 
President Obama had not forgotten and America will not give up until 
the thousands of women and girls kidnapped by Boko Haram were freed.
  You can watch a piece featuring the candlelight vigil and Ambassador 
Power's trip at 12:35 a.m. on ABC Nightline tomorrow night. We will 
continue to highlight this issue through our words and our actions.
  Please wear red tomorrow. Please continue to tweet, tweet, tweet 
#bringbackourgirls. Tweet, tweet, tweet #joinrepwilson.

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