Jay Rockefeller: “Sylvia Mathews, now Burwell, is absolutely the person for this job.”

Domestic violence is a deep national stain that every segment of our society must work to confront, prevent, and end.

We need to change our culture through increased awareness and education to prevent domestic violence from occurring.

We need to provide more transitional housing and more training for law enforcement, counselors, and healthcare workers to make it easier for victims to come forward.

Furthermore, if we are going to potentially burden our government agencies with increased costs that will be associated with complying with the bill, then I think Congress should also provide these agencies with sufficient funding to deal…