I cannot stress enough how important it is for Congress to reauthorize VAWA to sustain, strengthen, and enhance our Nation's efforts to end violence against women.
Senator Murray, a long-time supporter of VAWA, has introduced a bill I am proud to cosponsor.
Well, we put extra money in the Recovery Act, we put $225 million. I had argued strongly for that.
Well, the idea of stopping it before it happens is so important.
Now that we have settled all the problems of the world, up here are Senator Franken and Senator Klobuchar, Senator Sessi...
I advocated for increased funding of VAWA programs in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
I wish that had been available, those things had been available when I was State's attorney.
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 challengin...
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 ab...