“It took time to change the culture, and you did it. You did it,” Biden said to an audience of lawmakers, administration officials and advocates. “The only way we can change the culture was by shining an ugly, bright light on it and speaking its name.”
The landmark law is aimed at protecting and supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Biden helped write the original piece of legislation that was enacted in 1994 when he was a senator from Delaware and has long been a champion of the law.
The President also thanked those in the room for their “courage, for being…
