Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. This version of the Violence Against Women Act does not protect women. Instead, this bill puts partisan political priorities ahead of women in need. While my colleagues on the other side of the aisle like to claim they are the party of women, this partisan reauthorization proves that they only put women first when it is convenient. I am a survivor of domestic violence from a previous marriage. I was afraid for my life, and I was afraid for my daughter's life. Thankfully, I escaped that terrible situation. So I am intimately familiar with the desperate situations many women who are victims of domestic abuse face. As a domestic violence survivor, I know just how important services and protections are to women across our Nation. Previous reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act have been bipartisan, but not this one. This version is filled with partisan priorities that force women's domestic violence shelters to take in men who identify as women, strip away protections for religious organizations, and eliminate Second Amendment rights without due process. The most egregious provisions of this bill push leftist gender ideology at the expense of important protections for women's privacy and safety. Sex-segregated shelters provide a safe place for women who have been abused, often at the hands of men, and offer them a sense of privacy and security.…”