I again want to thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Eliot
Engel for their leadership in this area. This bipartisan legislation will move us in the right direction by
making access to primary and secondary education a priority with our
State Department and USAID. It aims to directly benefit displaced
children, specifically girls, and will help to address one of the
world's greatest challenges facing refugees across the globe. This legislation also encourages greater international coordination
and leverages existing resources by promoting education for refugees
where they are through local schools. The Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act
will ensure that millions of child refugees will have an opportunity to
reach their highest potential, even those in the most tumultuous
conditions. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
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