Urging Colleagues to pass real Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Today, Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) called on his colleagues in the House of Representatives to come together and pass the real, full version of the Violence Against Women Act that the Senate has embraced.

Below is video and a transcription of this speech.

Well, if this is for all, and this is for everybody, why attempt to strip out essential protections for immigrant, tribal and LGBT victims?

Do they not feel the same pain?

Once again, we have to stand up and fight for equal protections for all victims.

The Senate seems to get what this body does not: We are all in this together.

These victims are not nameless, faceless members of some group of "others.

They are our friends, our neighbors, our family members.

We are a nation built on justice, fairness, and equal protection, and we are all stronger when we protect these ideals and protect the most vulnerable among us.

The Senate-passed VAWA embodies these principles and protects all victims. We should pass it today.

Thank you.