[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: June 28, 1994]
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             DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISN'T JUST A PRIVATE MATTER

  (Mr. KREIDLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KREIDLER. Mr. Speaker, the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson has 
raised important issues about violence against women.
  Domestic violence is not just a family matter any more. It has become 
a public health emergency. Battering is the No. 1 cause of injury to 
women in this country.
  Every year, more than 1 million women seek medical treatment for 
wounds inflicted by the men who supposedly love them.
  I am pleased that Congress passed legislation I sponsored last year 
to develop a program at the Centers for Disease Control to address 
violence against women.
  Funding for this program is included in the Labor-HHS appropriations 
bill we will be voting on this week.
  In addition, we must pass the crime bill, which includes the Violence 
Against Women Act. But ending this violence requires a commitment from 
all of us--to speak out against abuse and to hold abusers accountable.
  I urge my colleagues to support these efforts to help stop violence 
against women.

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