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Brides March

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 12, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the women of the Brides March, who for 24 years since Gladys Ricart's tragic death on her wedding day, have held the annual Brides March in her memory to speak out against domestic violence.

Each year, I host the brides in Washington to honor Gladys' life and legacy. During this past National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I reintroduced my Gladys Ricart Resolution, which fights back against domestic violence.

I will not rest until Gladys Ricart's story is told across America and is a thing of the past. We will continue to fight to prevent domestic violence. Every State in the Union must have a code of laws against domestic violence.

We will always remember Gladys Ricart.

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