Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in communities across our country, millions of Americans, unfortunately, find themselves placed in danger by the very people who are supposed to love, care, and protect them. Domestic violence brings hopelessness, depression, and fear into the lives of those who fall victim to it. I rise this evening on behalf of our victims--they are our neighbors, family members, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers--as well as those people who are so careful in their desire to serve those who are subjected to domestic violence, to say that now--now--is the time for us to send to the President for his signature a bipartisan, commonsense Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill. We got caught in a lot of partisan bickering, and we failed to do that earlier this year. I would like to rectify that course. Each year more than 2 million women in the United States fall victim to domestic violence. In Kansas, my home State, an estimated 1 in 10 adult women is domestically abused each year. Studies have shown that more than 3 million children witness domestic violence every year. All of these victims depend upon services and care provided by VAWA grants and funding recipients who benefit from those grants. On a single day last year shelters and organizations in Kansas that are funded in part by this legislation served more than 1,000 victims, and similar organizations around the country serve more than 67,000 victims each day.…”