John Bel Edwards: “I thank the gentleman for yielding his time, and I thank the gentlelady from Texas and for your leadership on the…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding his time, and I thank the gentlelady from Texas and for your leadership on the Judiciary Committee, and just a reminder to the Chair that at the latest count, the bill that the gentlelady from Texas refers to, H.R. 4970, that would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, is currently opposed by 325 advocacy organizations from around the country who remain concerned that the legislation proposed by the Republicans actually rolls back many protections for immigrant women, for Indian women, and for the LGBT community. With that, I would like to yield to the gentlelady from California (Ms. Lee).”