Senate condemns Nigerian kidnappings

The Senate passed a resolution on Tuesday condemning the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls.

{mosads}Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said the resolution called for U.S. action against the Islamic terrorist group targeting teenage girls and threatened to sell them into slavery because they don’t believe in educating women.

She said there should be an international effort to support families who send their children to schools.

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