Patricia Schroeder illustrates the difficulties in receiving the proper funding for women's programs. The Article traces the struggle within Congress for the funding of The Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA) passed at the end of the 1994 congressional session. The legislation was enacted as part of the 1994 omnibus crime bill which authorized $1.67 billion in funding over six years for a variety of programs that included women's shelters, a domestic abuse hotline, rape education and prevention programs and training for federal judges. Committees within both the Senate and House of Representatives proposed to substantially underfund VAWA programs. Congresswomen fought vigorously and were successful in restoring much of the funding. Nevertheless, many of these programs, as well as many other women's programs, continue to be threatened because of insufficient funding by Congress.