would say, i wrote that with my own hand. this act must be reauthorized. it has fundamentally altered the prospects and lives of so many women in america. so many women. and we cannot stop this effort to fundamentally change the culture in america. >> joe biden using his remarks here to put pressure on the republican-led u.s. senate to take up a reauthorization of that. one aspect of that that's unique to new hampshire, the rip's vote is critical to democrats across the country, but it's especially potent here in new hampshire. new hampshire was the first state in the nation to have an all-female congressional delegation. their state legislature has had one of the highest rates of women serving. you hear about joe biden talk about the 1994 crime bill, the violence against women act that