[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, over the last 2 years, members of the 
Judiciary Committee and my committee, the Criminal Justice 
Subcommittee, which I serve as the ranking member, have worked 
extensively with groups all over the Nation to reauthorize the Violence 
Against Women Act, and we have done so in a bipartisan and nonpartisan 
manner.
  The bill is written. It was introduced on July--just a month ago--26, 
2018.
  Victims are waiting for the reauthorization that will improve the 
Violence Against Women Act. In fact, law enforcement are waiting, 
victims are waiting, those who have experienced sexual assault and 
sexual harassment.
  And I would just tell my friends on the other side of the aisle, 
Republican leadership needs to put that bill on the floor of the House 
and put it on the floor now.
  Again, this is not a partisan bill. It has been crafted and supported 
by faith organizations and advocacy groups for women and victims. It is 
supported by law enforcement.
  So, Mr. Speaker, we can do our job and we should do our job. When we 
come back from our recess that we work in our districts, let us put on 
the floor the Violence Against Women Act and let's vote for it now.

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