Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I want to talk about a bill that I hope we can clear tonight in the Senate because it is a very important bill that will…”

“I want to talk about a bill that I hope we can clear tonight in the Senate because it is a very important bill that will begin to protect the victims of stalking all over this country. You know, we did not really know much about stalking until the last few years. That is because it was a hard crime to pin down. Stalking is threats. It is harassment. It is the constant terrorizing of a victim, whether the act that is said would be done is actually perpetrated or if, sometimes, it is not. But whether it is or is not, it is a very tough thing for a victim to continue to be in fear, to wonder, 'Am I going to have someone stick a knife in my back? Am I going to be able to walk in my neighborhood without fear? Am I going to be able to go to sleep at night without fear?' Then, in fact, we have found that the victims of this stalking actually become victims sometimes.”