Patrick Leahy actually said...

You somehow feel you have to keep that hidden.

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the tremendous importance of the Violence Against Women Act in these challenging economic times.

VAWA has done an exemplary job of recognizing, defining, allowing services to go specifically to those communities.

I also find that in very rural areas, very small towns, we also have a problem where people do not even want to speak about being a victim o...