Markey, Boren Call for Hearing on High Levels of Rape in Indian Country

WASHINGTON (May 30, 2012) --  Responding to a New York Times investigative report that found the rate of sexual assault of Native women is more than twice the national average, with even greater disparities in rural Alaskan villages, Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.) today called on the Republican leadership of the Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing on this important matter.That letter can be found HERE.