[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 79 (Tuesday, June 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 21, 1994]
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                    PASS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

  (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, one thing that we learned this weekend 
is very sobering: That nine times--nine times--the Los Angeles police 
department was called to the Simpson home about a family violence 
matter, and nine times they did not arrest anyone.
  Now, many people say, ``Why do women tolerate this kind of 
violence?'' If the police come nine times and never arrest anyone, what 
kind of protection do you really have?
  There is a solution to this. Finally, the Federal Government is 
focusing on this in the Violence Against Women Act, which should be in 
the crime bill. I hope every American tries to finally start dealing 
with domestic violence. We must get violence out of the home. That is 
the fastest breeder of violence on the street.
  Let us start where it all begins: In the home. Let us make sure we 
have the strongest possible Violence Against Women Act in this crime 
bill and let everyone in America say we are going to insist our police 
departments start answering those calls and making arrests and getting 
to the bottom of this issue.

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