worcester, patricia fray of marshfield have milka rivera of lawrence, casey taylor of winthrop, lauren ashley of wayland, michael trustee of wegertown, beth spartarchino of easton, david walton of taunton, massachusetts, elaine mccaul of wakefield, brian bergeroon of wal don, and troy burstton of medford, joseph scott of worcester and, mr. president, those are names that i just read, constituents of mine that have been killed by the husbands, wives, partners, girlfriends or boifdz in domestic violence incidents in 2011 and 2012 lien. it's only -- alone. it's only march of this year. it's unacceptable. those lives lost are tragic. in addition to the people that lost their lives, the lives of the victims' children and families and friends have been destroyed. i know because, mr. president, i was a victim of domestic violence and as a child i watched as my mother was beaten by abusive stepfathers. i did what i could to protect my mom and my sister, but as a young boy, there was only so much i could do. i remember vividly being a 6-year-old boy going to protect my mom and getting beaten on until the police came and