My Letter to Congress: S.1925 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 
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Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Vote on Passage of S.1925: Aye -
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Vote on Passage of S.1925: Nay
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me regarding violence against women. I welcome your thoughts and comments on this issue.
Violence against women has devastating consequences for the victims, their families, and society as a whole. I have always championed legislation supporting the strongest penalties for crimes of violence. In 1996, I helped to pass the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act which made it a felony to stalk an individual across state lines, extended stalking protection to a victim's immediate family, including minors, and allowed Federal Bureau of Investigation resources to be used to apprehend interstate stalkers.
More recently, I cosponsored the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. This comprehensive legislation, originally passed in 1994, created new penalties for gender-related violence and new grant programs encouraging states to address domestic violence and sexual assault. I also cosponsored a bill to establish a permanent Violence Against Women Office within the Department of Justice.
As a strong defender of victims of violence, you may be certain I will continue to support legislative measures which seek to protect women from violence and will work with my colleagues in Congress to ensure these initiatives receive adequate funding.
I appreciate hearing from you and hope you will not hesitate to keep in touch on any issue of concern to you.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5922 (tel)
202-224-0776 (fax)
http://hutchison.senate.gov
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Thank you.
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