On July 13, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “The Violence Against Women Act: Building on Seventeen Years of Accomplishments.”

Read the statements from the following members and witnesses.

Member Statements:

• Sen. Leahy (D-VT)
• Sen. Coons (D-DE)

Witness Testimonies:

• Dr. Phillip C. McGraw, Ph.D
  Los Angeles, CA
• Michael Shaw
  Co-Director, Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services; Waypoint
  Cedar Rapids, MI
• Dr. Jane Van Buren
  Executive Director, Women Helping Battered Women
  Burlington, VT
• Julie Poner
  Indianapolis, IN
• Eileen Larence
  Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office