[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 183 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FUNDING TO TEST RAPE KITS

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the House will vote on an omnibus 
spending bill, and I look forward to supporting that bill because it 
does so much good for America, moves us forward, and brings us together 
as a body to move America forward. Included in there is the amendment I 
have had on the House floor, and the Senate accepted to add an 
additional $4 million to test rape kits.
  Mr. Speaker, there is a horrific backlog of rape kits in this 
country, and the Federal Government has stepped forward. Now we will 
step forward with $45 million--last year it was $41 million--to give to 
local governments to reduce the backlog. That means we will be able to 
catch the guilty and stop them before they violate the law again and 
violate another woman, because rapists are often serial offenders.
  I look forward to supporting the omnibus bill, protecting women in 
America, and finding justice for criminals.

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