Carolyn Maloney: “I urge a ``no'' vote. This bill is but one more assault on what has become, sadly but surely, known as the war against…”

“I urge a ``no'' vote. This bill is but one more assault on what has become, sadly but surely, known as the war against women. A government has no greater responsibility than to keep its citizens safe, but in its current form, this bill says there are some we will not help. We will not protect Native Americans, LGBT people, and immigrant people. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle would not extend the protections of this bill to tribal residents. Why? Do they not suffer when they are assaulted? This bill, in its current form, would not protect people from discrimination in the LGBT community. Why? Do they not bleed when they are struck? And this bill, in its current form, eliminates the path to citizenship for some visa holders who have been victims of sex trafficking, torture, and rape. Why? Do they not bruise and bleed when they are beaten and battered? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”