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,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mr4 ,al
 ,gre5 ( ,texas7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,octob] z ,national ,dome/ic ,viol5ce
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,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ,congress %\ld
 cont9ue to raise aw>5ess ( dome/ic     
viol5ce & its deva/at+ effects on       
individuals1 families1 & communities1 & 
support programs design$ to end dome/ic 
viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas !    
mon? ( ,octob] is obs]v$ z ,national    
,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,aw>5ess ,mon? across 
! ,nation 9 ord] to increase all        
,am]icans' aw>5ess ab\t ! issue (       
intimate p>tn] viol5ce2 ,:]eas dome/ic  
viol5ce c affect all p2 ,:]eas x is     
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! ,unit$ ,/ates are victims ( intimate  
p>tn] viol5ce1 includ+ physical viol5ce1

 rape1 &_/or /alk+ by an intimate p>tn]2
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victims1 z #a 9 #d wom5 w exp]i5ce      
intimate p>tn] viol5ce at "s po9t 9 h]  
life2 ,:]eas on av]age1 m ?an #c wom5   
are murd]$ by _! husb&s or boyfri5ds 9 !
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wom5 miss s*ool or "w due to intimate   
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#bd exp]i5ce ! highe/ rates1 p] capita1 
( intimate p>tn] viol5ce2 ,:]eas #be    
p]c5t ( *ildr5 are expos$ to family     
viol5ce 9 _! lifetime2 ,:]eas law       
en=cem5t1 s]vice provid]s1 & volunte]s  
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! c\ntry e day2 ,:]eas a #bjad ,national
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dome/ic viol5ce victims 7 s]v$ by       
dome/ic viol5ce %elt]s & programs ar\nd 
! ,nation 9 a s+le day2 ,:]eas an       
additional #aj1hga p reque/$ help t day1
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to be s]v$2 ,:]eas dome/ic %elt]s &     
programs exp]i5ce increas$ dem&s =      
s]vice1 yet #bh p]c5t report cuts 9     

gov]nm5t fund+1 #ah p]c5t report$ n     
en\gh /aff1 #ah p]c5t report$ cuts f    
private fund+1 & #ad p]c5t report$ r$uc$
 individual donations2 ,:]eas ! ,family 
,viol5ce ,prev5tion & ,s]vices ,act     
7,,fvpsa7 & ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,woman    
,act 7,,vawa7 h *ang$ ! way our society 
views & responds to dome/ic viol5ce2    
,:]eas programs su* z ,,fvpsa & ,,vawa h
 l$ to an increase 9 bo? wom5 & m5      
report+ dome/ic viol5ce2 ,:]eas !re is a
 ne$ to cont9ue support = programs aim$ 
at int]v5+ & prev5t+ dome/ic viol5ce 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas individuals &  
organizations t are d$icat$ to prev5t+ &
 end+ dome/ic viol5ce %\ld be recogniz$3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
& ideals ( ,national ,dome/ic ,viol5ce  
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 expresses ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ,congress
 %\ld cont9ue to raise aw>5ess ( dome/ic
 viol5ce & its deva/at+ effects on      
individuals1 families1 & communities1 & 
support programs design$ to end dome/ic 

viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4