Sheila Jackson Lee said "Chairman Wolf, I appreciate the work of this committee, and it's a committee that attracts the Judiciary Committee. And I have been a supporter of the work of the ATF for many years. As I looked at the numbers, the ATF has $1,153,345,000. Their work is important. But we're only asking for $34 million because the backlog, as I indicated, has really not been assessed. I appreciate the $125 million. It is my understanding that we're below the mark. I appreciate that. But the point I want to make is that there are backlogs that have not been documented across America. It is far exceeding the $125 million. I just simply ask to be allowed to take $34 million out of the $1 billion of ATF. I certainly support work that they do, but the backlog has been going on and on and on since the Bush administration. We've never been able to solve the backlog on these rape kits." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 8, 2012

Chairman Wolf, I appreciate the work of this committee, and it's a committee that attracts the Judiciary Committee. And I have been a supporter of the work of the ATF for many years. As I looked at the numbers, the ATF has $1,153,345,000. Their work is important. But we're only asking for $34 million because the backlog, as I indicated, has really not been assessed. I appreciate the $125 million. It is my understanding that we're below the mark. I appreciate that. But the point I want to make is that there are backlogs that have not been documented across America. It is far exceeding the $125 million. I just simply ask to be allowed to take $34 million out of the $1 billion of ATF. I certainly support work that they do, but the backlog has been going on and on and on since the Bush administration. We've never been able to solve the backlog on these rape kits.

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Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic · Texas

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