On the recordMay 15, 2012
Why don't we work together here. But before we pass the baton to our colleagues here, I think we all need to recognize the extraordinary work that you have done over these many, many years on this issue, and understand now how it affected your family. And I dare say it affects every family in America. If it's one in four women are at some time in their life abused and threatened with violence, we're talking some 40 million women. It's an extraordinarily serious problem. And the legislation that you helped write back in 1994 needs to be reauthorized and strengthened, not weakened. I would like now to turn to Sheila Jackson Lee, our colleague from Texas, who is deeply interested in this and has spoken on this before. And then, with your permission, Representative Edwards, I'll let you conduct the rest of this meeting.
