Madam President. yet another story that emerged in the hearings held by the House Committee on International Relations. It is a story of barbaric persecution in our own day and times. a crime against women and a crime against our common humanity. I am not seeking. with this amendment. a special break for these women. All I ask is they receive the same treatment as anyone else who comes to America to seek asylum. Here is what my amendment. a noncontroversial amendment based on the people who support it. this is what it saysand then I will conclude because I know our time for a vote is shortly at hand. Let me read it.
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