Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko), my friend, for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act. Along with my friend Carolyn Maloney, I introduced the Debbie Smith Act with the support of the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, RAINN. Madam Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Maloney for her untiring work to end and prevent sex trafficking and other forms of violence against women, which I also support, and for her willingness to reach across the aisle to get things done. She is a warrior for vulnerable women and children, and I am so proud to work with her on this important legislation. Debbie Smith programs provide much-needed funding for crime labs to process DNA evidence and strengthen the national DNA database, which has over 17 million profiles in it. It provides justice to victims. Under Debbie Smith, Congress provides $151 million, annually, to State and local labs for DNA and rape kit testing. Better technology has improved our ability to test and track DNA samples from crime scenes, and this data is making a real difference in the efforts to bring rapists and other sexual predators of sexual violence to justice. The FBI DNA database has been used in more than-- are you ready for this, Madam Speaker?--465,270 investigations. One in five rape kits entered into the national database generates a DNA match pointing to a serial rapist.…”