[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the most important person in my life, 
my grandmother, always told me that you never hurt somebody you claim 
you love. This simple, but powerful, statement is one to reflect on 
this month, October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
  When I came to Congress, I met a remarkable woman named Yvette Cade 
from Maryland who was the victim of horrible domestic abuse. After 
being denied a protective order by a judge, Yvette's estranged husband 
came into her place of employment, poured gasoline on her, and set her 
on fire. This incident changed her life forever but does not hold her 
back, and now she advocates for other domestic abuse victims.
  Domestic violence affects all races, religions, and economic groups. 
I am working along with my friend from California, Jim Costa of the 
Victims' Rights Caucus, to make sure that Congress deals with this 
issue not just in October but every month of the year. Domestic 
violence is never the fault of the victim. It is the fault of the 
perpetrator.
  Mr. Speaker, you never hurt somebody you claim you love.
  And that's just the way it is.

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