Karen Bass actually said...

"I applaud my colleague, Congresswoman Lesko, herself a survivor of domestic violence, for her dedicated efforts to enact a clean extension of the existing law."

"It is my hope, and it is my plea that maybe this body can speak for all women who need our help to survive the abuse and violence they have suffered."

"I never once asked a victim if she was a Republican or a Democrat."

"I echo her request for Members of this committee and of this Congress, to come forward in a bipartisan fashion to pass an extension of VAWA."