[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS 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, I rise today to recognize April as Sexual 
Assault Awareness Month. As a father of two daughters, this issue is 
deeply personal for me.
  When I think of my daughters' future, few things terrify me more than 
knowing that one in five women have experienced sexual assault on 
college campuses. That is why we need to pass the Campus Accountability 
and Safety Act. This is a commonsense, bipartisan solution to protect 
students and boost accountability and transparency at colleges and 
universities. Every day that goes by without passing this bill, more 
students are put at risk; and for me, that is simply unacceptable.
  This issue obviously isn't just limited to college campuses, so I 
want to take a few moments to commend some of the amazing organizations 
that are working to keep families safe in our community.
  The Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center and A Safe Place have both done 
incredible work in Illinois' 10th Congressional District. Not only have 
they worked tirelessly to provide resources and shelter for the 
survivors of sexual assault and domestic abuse, but they have also 
demonstrated a strong commitment to fighting the root cause of these 
tragedies.
  We must provide these incredible organizations with the resources 
they need, so together we can prevent sexual assault and keep families 
safe.

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