[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    STOP VIOLENCE WEEK IN WASHINGTON

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Stop Violence 
Week in Washington.
  The Violence against Women Act has rescued countless women from the 
vicious cycle of family violence, but there is so much more to be done. 
That is why we cannot abandon our commitment to protecting women from 
domestic abuse and sexual assault here at home and around the globe. We 
cannot let the campaign to wage war with Iraq drown out our war against 
domestic violence and sexual assault.
  While the world we live in today seems to be constantly changing, too 
many women, both in and outside the United States, continue to spend 
their days living in fear and wondering what might happen to them if 
they even try to end their abusive relationships. These women are 
counting on us to fund the programs to ensure that they have access to 
the emotional and legal support services needed for victim recovery. To 
forget their needs is not an option.

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