WASHINGTON – Today the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill introduced by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dean Heller (R-NV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, which would reauthorize, strengthen, and extend the Sexual Assault Forensic Reporting program to reduce the nationwide rape kit backlog. “The first step to helping victims of sexual assault is addressing the backlog of untested rape kits sitting on shelves in labs across […]
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Cruz, Heller, Graham and Rubio Seek to Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
It is time for the United States to formally recognize Jerusalem as the eternal and undivided capital of Israel WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined with Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to introduce a resolution urging the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “I am proud to join my colleagues in […]