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On Wednesday, February 24, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson was invited to attend a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade hearing titled “Boko Haram: The Islamist Insurgency in West Africa.”

The congresswoman does not sit on the Foreign Affairs Committee, so her participation was an important recognition of the Florida lawmaker’s deep and abiding commitment these past two years to defeating the Nigerian terrorist group and the safe return of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls who are still missing 682 days after 682 their abduction.

Rep. Wilson was able to ask the experts important questions, ranging from how the international community can support the Nigerian government’s efforts to eradicate Boko Haram to the mystery surrounding the Chibok girls’ whereabouts.

Click here to view the entire hearing. The congresswoman begins speaking at the 52:44 mark.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson is a third-term Congresswoman from Florida representing parts of Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward counties. A former state legislator and school principal, she is the founder of the 5000 Role Models for Excellence Project, a mentoring program for young males at risk of dropping out of school. Congresswoman Wilson also founded the Florida Ports Caucus, a bipartisan taskforce that coordinates federal action in support of Florida’s harbors and waterways.