Angelina Jolie Voices Support for Domestic Abuse Victims with Zahara By Her Side

Angelina Jolie spoke in front of Senate in Washington D.C. and she had her daughter Zahara by her side!

The Oscar-winning actress visited Capitol Hill to voice her support for domestic abuse victims on Wednesday (February 9) in Washington, D.C.

Angelina urged the Senate to renew the Violence Against Women Act.

Click inside to find out what she said…

“Standing here, at the center of our nation’s power, I can think only of everyone who’s been made to feel powerless by their abusers [and] by a system that fails to protect them,” Angelina said (via Variety). “When there is silence from a Congress too busy to renew the Violence Against Women Act for a decade, it reinforces that sense of worthlessness. You think, ‘I guess my abuser is right. I guess I’m not worth very much.’ That’s why passing this law is one of the most important votes U.S. senators will cast this year.”

Angelina also wrote about the day on Instagram.

“Heading into the Senate’s introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, I’m grateful and humbled to join with dedicated advocates and legislators. I’m also glad to share in the advocacy with Zahara — and for her presence to calm my nerves before today’s press conference,” she said.