Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 176, S. 1280. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1280) to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, the development of sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the establishment of victims' advocates, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER PROTECTION. The Peace Corps Act is amended by inserting after section 8 (22 U.S.C. 2507) the following new sections: ``sexual assault risk-reduction and response training ``Sec. 8A. (a) In General.--As part of the training provided to all volunteers under section 8(a), the President shall develop and implement comprehensive sexual assault risk-reduction and response training that is based upon best practices in the sexual assault field to respond to reports of sexual assault.…”