Business administration, which fills our commitment to women entrepreneurs. The sequester has the potential to undermine this very promise by reducing sba funding. As a result, loans to women will be reduced by 250 million, translating to an decrease of 2,500 jobs. This means fewer women will be able to access affordable capital to turn their ideas, their dreams, into reality. When it comes to contracting, we have been fighting for so long we even took the Bush Administration to court to implement a contracting women program, and now that it is up and running, were going to shut the door, preventing a level Playing Field for womens businesses to act as federal contractors. We have not achieved the mandating contracting goal of 5 . This will translate to 1. 3 billion in Small Business contracts that will be lost for women entrepreneurs. This will jeopardize at least 15,000 jobs. When combined with the closure of Business Centers that serve mainly women across america that will provide T
Women are suffering from greater rate of Breast Cancer than ever before in our history. And here we go slashing and burning a budget. I dont like to use the term war on women, but, mr. Speaker, as a woman it sure feels like it. And sequestration definitely has that impact. Joining me today, and i will yield just a few moments, my good friend from new york, carolyn maloney, who has been quite a leader on a range of womens issues, and she knows clearly the devastating impact of sequestration on women. Mrs. Maloney i want to thank my colleague for leading this very important special order and to note, too, womens issues that will be introduced next week. One of the Womens Museum, it will cost no extra money and will create a commission to put a Womens Museum on the mall. We have it for postage stamps, flight, it should be there for half the population. Its something we can move forward with in a bipartisan way. Next week im reintroducing the equal rights amendment that we really lag behin
Mrs. Mcmorris rodgers im pleased to yield to the gentleman from pennsylvania for three minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Dent i rise to support the underlying bill. The programs funded have proven effective over the past two decades in achieving real and meaningful reductions in Domestic Violence. Victims advocates in my district and around the country use this funding for battered women shelters, support for runaways. In my home state, the peff coalition against rape currently operates 50 Rape Crisis Centers that provide services to victims of Sexual Violence. These centers utilize Public Awareness campaigns and prevention education to combat the root causes of Sexual Assault. Essential institutions such as this are counting on us in this body to ensure that vawa funds remain available to support their often lifesaving work. Im proud to serve as a council of a Nonprofit Organization that provides Financial Assistance to victims of viol
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The Boone County Prosecutor's Office raked in $328,000 in grants to offset the costs of increasing crime. The money will come from six grants and help with salaries and technology upgrades.