On the recordApril 26, 2012
Mr. President, No. 2095 takes the part of the bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act and continues those, but it does important things that are not in the underlying bill: No. 1, a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years for aggravated sexual assault through the use of drugs or otherwise rendering the victim unconscious is not in the underlying bill. It is in our substitute. No. 2, it grants administrative subpoena power to U.S. Marshals so they can have the ability to quickly find a known sexual predator. This has been cited by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as a key part of the need to help get these offenders when they are going to prey on children. It is not in the underlying bill; it is in ours. It protects Indian women on reservations in a constitutional way. The underlying bill has been questioned as to constitutionality by the Congressional Research Service. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
