Jim Costa: “I rise, as a cochair of the bipartisan Victims Rights Caucus, along with Congressman Ted Poe, and speak on behalf of all…”

“I rise, as a cochair of the bipartisan Victims Rights Caucus, along with Congressman Ted Poe, and speak on behalf of all the members of that caucus today to provide strong support for H. Res. 590, which supports the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which occurs every October. These goals and efforts are spelled out among the principles of what the Victims Rights Caucus advocates here in the House. Next month, communities throughout the Nation will participate in National Night Out and Take Back the Night marches in order to bring the awful crime of domestic violence, once again, to the forefront throughout our communities. This resolution helps to bring more awareness of this terrible offense and its effect that it has on our families and our neighbors throughout the communities of this great country of ours. In my home State of California, domestic violence hotlines answer more than 30 calls every hour from victims, a sad fact.”