Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on VAWA

7/13/11 AILA Doc. No. 11071571. Congress

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. 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