Washington, April 20 -- Congresswoman Deborah Ross issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) $2,253,407 in federal funding for the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory to process rape kits and prevent any future backlogs. Since coming to Congress, Congresswoman Ross has consistently supported funding for survivors of sexual assault. She was the lead author of legislation that increased funding for and addressed the nationwide shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (https://ross.house.gov/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=F49DD92F-400E-4177-A879-8995F53CB126) in the reauthorization of the Vi...