[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK OF LYNN ROSENTHAL

 Mr. CRAPO, Mr. President, today I recognize outgoing executive 
director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Lynn 
Rosenthal. Lynn began at NNEDV in 2000, when I had the wonderful 
opportunity to become acquainted with her. Since that time, she has 
worked tirelessly on behalf of victims of domestic violence nationwide. 
In the course of the past 5 years, she has educated me and other 
Members of Congress about the high incidence and terrible consequences 
of domestic violence in the United States and has been instrumental in 
my becoming ever-increasingly involved in advocating for victims of 
this terrible crime.
  Lynn began her work in her home State of Florida where her leadership 
and character earned her the Florida Governor's Peace at Home Award. 
After working in domestic violence advocacy on a regional level, she 
went on to become the director of the Florida Coalition Against 
Domestic Violence before serving as the executive director of NNEDV.
  Lynn has devoted her life to advocating for safe and nurturing 
communities and promoting equality. With dignity, poise, and energetic 
conviction, as executive director of NNEDV, Lynn has been an invaluable 
voice of education on domestic violence issues for Members of Congress. 
She speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves, those imprisoned 
in their homes, victims of cruelty with no way out and no hope. Her 
work on the Violence Against Women Act has kept it a powerful policy 
tool to address the injustices that so many women, children, and men 
face in their own homes. I am honored to have had the opportunity to 
work with such an incredible woman, and I wish her the very best as she 
goes to work on economic justice issues back in Florida.

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