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“And I rise in strong support of H. Res. 573. I would like to begin by thanking our former committee colleague and our colleague, Ms. Frederica Wilson of Florida, for offering this important resolution. I would also like to thank our chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Royce, for working with us on this piece of legislation in a bipartisan manner. This resolution strongly condemns the abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram and supports U.S. and international efforts to assist in their recovery. On April 14, these schoolgirls were doing what young women and girls all over the world do every day, studying for tests, playing with friends, and building a future for themselves. That day, Boko Haram--which roughly translates to ``Western education is forbidden''--abducted these girls, tore them away from their families and their communities. Today, more than a month later, we still don't know where they are. Our thoughts are with their families, and we pray that they are safely reunited with their children as soon as possible. This mass abduction is only the latest atrocity committed by Boko Haram. Since 2010, they have launched hundreds of attacks and murdered over 5,000 people. The group has burned schools and killed students, attacked churches and mosques, murdered Christian and Muslim religious leaders, and set off bombs in the capital city of Abuja.…”