{"id":1178,"date":"2020-09-24T08:43:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2020-09-24T08:47:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T13:47:35","slug":"rep-markwayne-mullin-iamvanessaguillen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/09\/24\/rep-markwayne-mullin-iamvanessaguillen\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Markwayne Mullin: #IAmVanessaGuill\u00e9n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=row><div class=col-md-7>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2020\/09\/24\/elizabeth-cook-lynn-shedding-light-on-the-impostors-in-power\/elizabethcooklynn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/elizabethcooklynn.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1195,1673\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1580911428&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"elizabethcooklynn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/elizabethcooklynn-214x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/elizabethcooklynn-731x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vanessaguillen.jpg\" alt=\"vanessaguillen.jpg\"   class=\"alignnone img-fluid wp-image-1171\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-md-5 align-self-end\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Vanessa Guill\u00e9n, 1999-2020. Photo: U.S. Army\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div> \r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">#IAmVanessaGuill\u00e9n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMullin\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><A href=\"https:\/\/mullin.house.gov\/\">mullin.house.gov<\/A><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSPC <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Killing_of_Vanessa_Guill\u00e9n>Vanessa Guill\u00e9n\u2019s disappearance and horrific murder<\/a> earlier this year shined a light on the systemic issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault within our military. <p><\/p>Her name made headlines across the country, #IAmVanessaGuill\u00e9n was trending on social media, and her family vowed to bring change to the system in her memory. What happened to Vanessa inspired others to come forward and share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault while serving in the U.S. military.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nWhen I heard Vanessa\u2019s tragic story, my heart broke. As a father of six, I cannot imagine losing any of my children, especially in the heinous way Vanessa was taken from her family. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SPC Vanessa Guill\u00e9n\u2019s horrific murder shined a light on the systemic issue of sexual harassment &amp; sexual assault within our military. This week I introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAmVanessaGuill%C3%A9n?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAmVanessaGuill\u00e9n<\/a> Act to address it. Our military fights for us, so we must fight for them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeeklyWrapUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeeklyWrapUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WPcci5Sxp\">pic.twitter.com\/7WPcci5Sxp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Markwayne Mullin (@RepMullin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMullin\/status\/1306964640816128005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><p><\/p>\r\nWe can\u2019t stand by and let what happened to Vanessa happen again. We must strengthen the military\u2019s ability to protect its most important resource \u2013 the men and women who willingly sign-up to protect all Americans.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nThat\u2019s why I introduced the <a href=https:\/\/mullin.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4309>I Am Vanessa Guill\u00e9n Act<\/a> last week week. The I Am Vanessa Guill\u00e9n Act [<a href=https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/8270\/>H.R.8270<\/a>] will fundamentally reform reporting and investigating of sexual harassment and assault in the military and transform prosecution of sexual harassment and assault by empowering an independent prosecutor, within each military service, to bring charges. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIt will also encourage survivors to come forward to report sexual assaults and sexual harassment so perpetrators will be held accountable and survivors will get the justice they deserve.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am proud to join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSpeier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepSpeier<\/a> in introducing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAmVanessaGuillen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAmVanessaGuillen<\/a> Act today. The issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military isn\u2019t a Democrat or Republican issue \u2013 it\u2019s an American issue. This legislation will protect our men and women in uniform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hTXk1XYfpf\">pic.twitter.com\/hTXk1XYfpf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Markwayne Mullin (@RepMullin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMullin\/status\/1306268026354925569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe issue of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military isn\u2019t a Democrat or Republican issue \u2013 it\u2019s an American issue. This is about protecting our men and women in uniform. They fight for us and now we must fight for them.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nThis bill will ensure Vanessa will not have died in vain. As a soldier she proudly served her country and, in the wake of her death, she will save countless lives through this vital change to our military.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n I will keep fighting so no family has to go through what the Guill\u00e9n family has gone through.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<HR><div class=row><DIV class=col-md-3><IMG class=\"img-fluid wow fadeIn\" \r\nsrc=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2019\/05\/30\/markwaynemullin.jpg\" \r\nitemprop=\"image\"><\/IMG><\/DIV>\r\n<DIV class=col-md-9><EM>Markwayne Mullin, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, was \r\nfirst elected to serve the people of Oklahoma\u2019s Second Congressional District in \r\nNovember 2012. He is currently serving his fourth term in office. Mullin and his \r\nwife Christie have six children. The Mullin family currently resides in \r\nWestville, Oklahoma, on the same family farm where Markwayne was raised. <\/EM><\/div><\/div><Hr>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vanessa Guill\u00e9n\u2019s disappearance and horrific murder earlier this year shined a light on the systemic issue of sexual harassment and sexual assault within our military. 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