it was about visiting women working in soweto. it was about learning about the country. but i want to tell you about this one incident, because i'm reminded of it today when so many people are singing the praises of donald payne, and i'm referencing people singing the praises of donald payne who aren't even here today. we were in liberia. mr. clyburn, you remember this very well. we're in liberia, and there was a big celebration of dedicating a library to congressman donald payne for his leadership. and we were there. and i am telling you, it was very hot. they gave us dashikis to wear, so it was even hotter. and every person who spoke, and believe me, the leadership of the world turned -- that was after presidents johnson had already honored donald and the rest of us at an event. but all the focus is always on donald. but anyway, we go to this library dedication at the ame college in monrovia, boiling hot. everybody turned out to honor donald. a long list of speakers. and every person who spoke, mr. vice president, you'll recognize this, mr. speaker, every person who sp

and i'm telling you, to see girls who five years ago living in soweto, living in villages, some of themater on their head, now sitting at cornell. >> yes. >> debating. >> holding their own. >> debating about cambodian civil war, extraordinary. >> my sense of this is that it hasn't been easy, but it means a huge amount to you. >> well, stedman keeps reminding me of that, too. it's actually sort of parallel because lots of people said it wouldn't work. you're 8,000 miles away. how are you going to do that? and there were times i wanted to give up on that, too. there were many days i said if i had it to do over, i wouldn't do it that way. and the payoff is having girls now 100% of the first class all going to colleges. >> guess who's here tomorrow? >> stedman. >> oh, stedman's here tomorrow! >> and he'll spend about an hour with me on my program. it's great to have you here. continued success. >> i feel so much more relaxed than i thought it would. >> you can come back whenever you'd like. >> this is so relaxed. this is good. you guys are really doing great. really gr >>> they sure had a p

there is a report with regard to this specific soweto rape, the men promised the girl 25 cents if she kept silent. let's turn to our hemisphere for a moment where tragically of the 25 countries around the world with the highest homicide rape for women, 14 are in latin america and the caribbean, according to a recent survey by a geneva-based research organization called the small arms survey. the three most dangerous countries for women were el salvador, jamaica and kwaut mala. a -- kwaut mala. a u.n. study found the americas were ranked second only to africa for female homicides and rapes. while females represent 10% of murder victims in the americas, the sheer level of violence in the region, particularly in latin america, puts women at risk. here at home, i was honored a few weeks ago to sign a letter along with senator kirk and senator blumenthal and senator cornyn where we wrote to about 40 organizations -- this was on april 12 -- to inform them that the parent company of the village voice publications, that they were advertising on owns backpage.com, an online classified advertis