Certainly it is true that we have done a lot of good work on the issue of violence against women. It is not my understanding that there is a specific listing in this bill that addresses those kinds of institutions, and I think, we think that our amendment will be far more specific and cover the concerns that the gentlewoman has brought forward.
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