May 23, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 87 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                  CONDEMNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

  (Mr. PERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I stand in support of H. Res. 106, which 
condemns female genital mutilation, or cutting, as a violation of the 
human rights of women and girls and calls for a coordinated response 
from the United States Government and the international community to 
end this horrific and abhorrent practice.
  I am proud of the bipartisan effort that has gone into this 
resolution, and I want to thank Representative Lois Frankel from 
Florida for coleading this resolution with me, which gives us the 
opportunity to bring renewed attention to the harm that FGM causes 
innocent girls and highlights the actions needed to eliminate this 
unspeakable act.
  As the House considers this resolution, there are over 200 million 
women and girls alive today who have been affected by FGM. This year 
alone, an estimated 3 million girls are at risk of being mutilated. 
This despicable practice simply must end.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this effort to condemn 
and end FGM in the United States and across the globe. There is much 
more work that must be done to combat FGM, and I hope that we continue 
this bipartisan work.

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