Patrick Leahy actually said...

"It does not make any difference whether it is a family member, a current or past spouse, a boyfriend or girlfriend, an acquaintance or a stranger. It is a crime. It is a crime. It is a crime."

"It would have been very easy for you and your husband to just say that is it, we have had a tragedy, we are shutting off the rest of the world. But, instead, you are helping people."

"This is something we both strongly believe in, not only for being able to go on the regimen of medication that you talked about, but to be able to avoid it if it is unnecessary and for the peace of mi..."

"Has that affected, increased or decreased or in any way affected the need for the services that we have in VAWA?"