ms. frankel. ms. frankel: thank you, mr. reed. i am very pleased to talk about a subject that we can all agree on which is that freedom from sexual assault is a basic human right. it's not to be tolerated in any corner of society, and the issue is not talked about enough. so i'm glad we're bringing it up today. sexual o focus today on assault that's taking place in an alarming rate in a place we would not expect and that's our military. the reports of sexual assault in the military are mind-boggling. the defense department estimated that in 2012 there were 26,000 sexual assaults. those numbers are shocking, but this is not about statistics, it's about real people. i want to share a story about one of my constituents. alicia morrow joined the coast guard at age 22. she started boot camp with so much pride and hope as she joined the coast guard because she believed deeply in their ission to save lives. which they do every day. her pride turned to humiliation and sorrow as her company commander sexually harassed her with innuendos ni

ms. frankel, seek recognition? ms. frankel: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. frankel: mr. speaker, today on holocaust remembrance today, we solemnly reflect on the six million jews who were system @ically murdered by a mad man, known as hitler, and his nazi followers. we remember the children torn from the arms of their parents and they marched to the gas chambers. we remember the teenagers who were forced to dig their own graves. and we remember the men and women who perished in labor camps from disease and starvation. this day is a tribute to the enduring memory of the destruction of humanity during the jewish holocaust. it is a forceful reminder for generations to come, never forget and never again. thank you and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr

ms. frankel: autism day is a day of hope for the mother or father whose sweet baby doesn't smile or babble, for the child o rocks obsessively, for the teen locked in his own mind who is shund by classmates and aging parents who fear their adult child's care when they are gone. awareness is about increasing knowledge which means early diagnosis and early intervention and it's about love for all our precious children. on this day of awareness, mr. speaker, let's all commit to work together in a bipartisan manner to fund autism research and reduce the financial strains for americans with disabilities. thank you and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise to speak on an measure -- on an issue that affects hundreds of thousands in minnesota. mr. paulsen: many seniors in my district have enrolled in the medicare

ms. frankel: thank you, mr. speaker. they cradle us in their arms when we were babies, picked us off the ground when we scraped our knees, worked long hours to send us to college and embraced us with unconditional love. i'm talking about our parents and our grandparents and that's why, mr. speaker, i am distraught with tears in my heart because of the republican budget. slashing medicaid by billions, cutting critical funding for our neediest seniors in nursing homes. when our grannies and gramps are at their weakest, their oldest, their loneliest, the republican ryan budget puts them in a wheelchair and throws them off a cliff. and that is wrong, mr. speaker. i say no to this budget. we can do much better. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the school's centennial anniversary. the school will celebrate 100 years of

ms. frankel: i rise for the women who are not here today because they are working hard to take care of themselves and their families and i'm going to keep it simple, mr. speaker, equal pay is about fairness and it is important and it is about survival. equal pay means safe, secure housing, equal pay means saving for a child's college education, equal pay means building a pension that allows for a dignified retirement. equal pay means that everyone, regardless of their gender, gets a fair shot at living their american dream. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. . for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, ordered. >> thank you, mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the week of the young child, the national -- of the young child. the national association for the education of young children started the week of the young child in 1971 and since that time this week has focused