I would like to thank my colleagues of the Senate for their support of this important legislation. In particular. I want to thank Senator HATCH. a longstanding champion on this issue. Since 1990. Senator HATCH and I have worked together to end family violence in this country. so it is no great surprise that once again he worked sidebyside with us to craft todays bill. I am also deeply indebted to Senator KENNEDY for his unwavering commitment to battered immigrant women and his work on the bills immigration provisions. I also thank Senator LEAHY who has longsupported the Violence Against Women Act and. in particular. has worked on the rural programs and transitional housing provisions. Finally.
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