Political Quotes

“According to a recent survey, 24 people every minute become victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. That means that just in the time it takes me to finish this statement, dozens will have been victimized. Since it was passed by Congress in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act has provided valuable, even life-saving, assistance to these hundreds of thousands of individuals. The impact of this bipartisan legislation has been profound. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the rate of domestic violence against women has dropped by 53 percent since VAWA's passage. This legislation is critical. There is no question that we are making tremendous progress. But there are so many who urgently need help. Let's look at incidence of physical violence: The Centers for Disease Control tell us that nearly one in four women reports experiencing severe physical violence by an intimate partner. And the consequences can be severe. For example, according to one report, in 2007, 45 percent of the women killed in the United States died at the hands of an intimate partner. Sexual assault statistics are just as alarming: The CDC tells us that nearly one in five women in the United States has been raped. And more than half of female rape victims report being raped by an intimate partner. One in six women in the United States has experienced stalking.…”