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Sheila Jackson Lee: Having just come back from my community where two women and families have been killed through the violence of domestic…

On the recordJuly 24, 2014
Having just come back from my community where two women and families have been killed through the violence of domestic violence, they live no more--but what about those who are soldiers who put on the uniform who are experiencing a lifelong experience of injuries and psychological trauma? Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to support this motion to instruct offered by my colleague, Ms. Brownley. What more can we do or how much less can we do for women and men who put on the uniform who are suffering from sexual trauma? It must be part of the Veterans' Affairs health reform.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 24, 2014

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