Ed Royce: “I very much appreciate Chairman Thornberry and the Armed Services Committee for working collaboratively on this…”

“I very much appreciate Chairman Thornberry and the Armed Services Committee for working collaboratively on this important amendment. In speaking on behalf of this Royce-Maloney amendment, I want to recognize the leadership of Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, who has been dedicated in the fight against Boko Haram and dedicated in terms of trying to raise awareness on this. Many have seen on television the continued kidnappings of Boko Haram, the pillaging of villages, the taking of women and children as captives. I just want to tell you the story that we heard last year in our committee from one young girl, a survivor from Chibok, that touched the hearts of, I think, many people there that day. She gave this brave narration of what happened when Boko Haram broke in and, before her very eyes, killed her father and killed her 14-year- old brother. She is one of the few from her village who survived. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.”