[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

  (Ms. ADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 
One in three women report experiencing domestic violence throughout 
their lifetimes. In North Carolina alone, 108 people died because of 
domestic violence in 2013.
  Earlier today Ron Kimble, deputy city manager of Charlotte, who 
resides in my district, spoke at the new Members meeting about the 
severity of domestic violence. Mr. Kimble and his wife, Jan, lost their 
daughter Jamie, an only child, to domestic violence in 2012.
  Jamie, a 31-year-old graduate of the University of North Carolina and 
rising star at Coca-Cola Consolidated, worked up the courage to leave 
her boyfriend, who was controlling and emotionally abusive. Just 3 
months after leaving him, he took her life and then he took his own in 
a murder-suicide.
  While Jamie can no longer share her story, her parents--Mr. and Mrs. 
Kimble--wanted me to share it with you today to shed light on the 
tragedy that often emerges from domestic violence.
  I am a proud cosponsor of the Teach Safe Relationships Act because I 
believe including safe relationship behavior curriculum in sex 
education will help combat domestic violence. This Domestic Violence 
Awareness Month, I urge this Congress to pass the Teach Safe 
Relationships Act and support other critical domestic violence 
legislation.

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