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Frederica Wilson: Over 100 days have gone by, and the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria are still not home. The consequences of their…

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
Over 100 days have gone by, and the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria are still not home. The consequences of their absence and the lack of formal action to find the girls is unimaginable. Eleven parents of the abducted girls have died--died from the heartbreak, died from fighting for their girls, died from international silence. A father slipped into a coma, repeating his daughter's name until he passed away. These stories are real. In the meantime, Boko Haram has continued to kidnap more girls. Last week, they took over a whole town. This issue is real. We cannot ignore Boko Haram and the plight of these missing girls. Mr. Speaker, with a tweet and a hashtag, you are showing the Nigerian people, Boko Haram, the missing girls, and the world that we have not forgotten. We have to keep tweeting. We have to keep talking. This is not an African problem. This is a world problem. These are our girls, and we will bring them home. I urge you every day to join my Twitter storm and tweet: #joinrepwilson and #bringbackourgirls. Tweet, tweet, tweet. Tweet, tweet, tweet. ____________________
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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida
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govinfo.gov
Jul 23, 2014

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