On the recordApril 26, 2012
Madam President, for those who supported the Klobuchar amendment, here is your last chance to make sure more money under the Debbie Smith Act is appropriated and directed toward solving the 400,000 untested rape kits backlogged in this country that is nothing short of a national scandal. We know the people who commit these sexual assault crimes are serial offenders. If we don't catch them early, more people are going to get hurt. The best way to catch them is to collect this DNA, match it against banked DNA, and take them off the street, and to exonerate those who may be under suspicion but who are innocent. I hope my colleagues will support this amendment. It has the support of the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, and it has administrative subpoenas to track down unregistered sex offenders who are more likely to commit crimes against children and other innocent victims. Please vote for this amendment. It will strengthen the Violence Against Women Act and you can be proud of your vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
