Mr. Speaker, how do you look a rape victim or a domestic violence victim in the eye and tell them that the good folks in your community, the advocates and the supporters of domestic violence services or rape crisis centers or child advocacy centers who want to be there to help you in your time of greatest need may not be there because their government didn't pay the bills? The lights aren't on. The staff wasn't paid, so they left.
Discussing the importance of funding for domestic violence and rape crisis services.
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