Sean Patrick Maloney: “I call on colleagues to support the Lowey amendment. This amendment attempts to correct ruthless public policy contained…”

“I call on colleagues to support the Lowey amendment. This amendment attempts to correct ruthless public policy contained in this bill. For poor women, this bill would make fathers out of rapists. If this is the new majority's idea of family values, then count me out. I think an overwhelming majority of the American people believe our government should help crime victims, not leave them to their own devices, especially with such horrible crimes as rape and incest. My Republican colleagues bristle when we use the word ``extreme.'' But there is no other word to describe this policy. Support the Lowey amendment.”