Political Quotes

“Sunday, September 13 marks the 21st anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, VAWA. I have zero tolerance for domestic violence. No woman in this Nation should live in fear for her safety or the safety of her children. These victims need to have access to resources that can provide them with help. That is why I was proud to cosponsor this legislation when it was first enacted in 1994, and I am proud to have fought for every single one of its reauthorizations since. The far-reaching impact of this legislation cannot be stressed enough. It has impacted the lives of millions of people--playing a crucial role in our communities by providing important services to those who are most vulnerable. Since the original VAWA legislation, millions of women have called the National Domestic Violence hotline who were desperate, who were fearful for their lives. When they called that number, they got help. I know that it saved lives. As vice chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Commerce, Justice, Science, CJS, Appropriations Subcommittee, I fought to include $479 million in funding in the fiscal year 2016 CJS bill for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women--the highest funding level ever for these programs. What is it that these programs do? They coordinate community approaches to end violence and sexual assault. They fund victims' services like shelters and a national toll-free crisis hotline.…”