Hirono: Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

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From a press release Thursday (Feb. 7):

Senator Mazie K. Hirono today joined her Senate colleagues in calling for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). … While the Senate is expected to pass the VAWA reauthorization with bipartisan support today, House Republicans have not signaled whether they will take up the measure.

Hirono submitted the following remarks for the Congressional Record:

… Mr. President, I am concerned about the high instances of domestic violence in Indian country. I am pleased that S. 47 includes language to provide tribal governments the force they need to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators who commit these crimes on tribal land. …

Mr. President, I believe non-citizen immigrants who have moved to this country and found themselves trapped in an unsafe relationship or family setting also deserve the protections provided by VAWA. S. 47 provides the types of protections necessary to assist law enforcement in prosecuting crimes that might otherwise have gone unreported by immigrants fearful of losing their status. …

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