Political Quotes

“They post these posters throughout the university and restrooms telling them basically you are not alone and here is what you can do to educate and what you can do if a crime is committed against you. It is a good idea. They have a protocol that I think many universities ought to look at. They have designed a student-based-- really?--a program that all students are required to take when they are an incoming freshman. It is not just a 1-hour course. It is several weeks long. They educate students on how to deal with other people-- relationships--that a lot of them have never been trained in doing. Mr. Speaker, I have been talking about, I think, a very serious thing that happens. Here in Congress, we spend a lot of time talking. Right before I talked, you heard a lot of talking on both sides. But we spend a lot of time talking about our national defense, and we spend a lot of money on airplanes, aircraft carriers, and our military. I'm not saying that we shouldn't. But it is defense spending to make us safe from foreign countries. Should we not be as concerned about the safety of Americans in America and maybe refocus on their safety? I think we can and we should. We need to make sure we get our priorities straight. {time} 1300 I have known a lot of sexual assault victims in my career at the courthouse for 30-plus years. I still keep in contact with them on a periodic basis. Sometimes they just call me to check in.…”