Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman. And I thank him for his leadership because it took real courage for a bipartisan consensus to develop in this Congress, in this House of Representatives, in the Senate, with virtually no opposition because Members of Congress came together from every single State, from every community, from every congressional district and said that this kind of violence that happens in intimate relationships is not right, and that the Federal Government has a special role to play in making sure that those who experience violence have the ability to receive the kinds of programs and services and shelter and law enforcement protections, no matter what their status, because violence is wrong. I thank the gentleman from California and other Members of the Congress who, in 1994--and then again in 2000, and then again in 2005-- reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act across party lines because we share an oath and an obligation to provide those kinds of protections and services to all who experience violence. It is such a sad day that here we are here in the House of Representatives, and tomorrow we will have before us legislation that strips away that bipartisan effort that we engaged in just 18 years ago. {time} 2110 With that, I'd like to yield to my good friend, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur).”