Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. I will enter in the Record a letter from the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women opposing the DeSantis- Roby amendment. National Task Force To End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, January 12, 2015. Dear Representative: As the Steering Committee of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (``NTF''), comprised of national leadership organizations advocating on behalf of sexual and domestic violence victims and women's rights, we write in opposition to the Aderholt and DeSantis amendments to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. These amendments are overly broad, sweep large numbers of victims into their scope and ignore the best interests of victims and their children. We recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (``VAWA''), which has, since it was first enacted, included critical protections for immigrant victims of domestic and sexual violence. The proposed amendments serve to undermine protections from removal for victims of domestic and sexual violence and undercut the spirit of VAWA.…”