Abe Hamadeh
ON THE RECORD · 21 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“From the moment it happened, it’s always been personal to me.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said the issue has been personal to him from the moment it happened.
“That’s something a victim should never have to do.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said victims should never have to sit across from their abuser in court.
“Promise made, promise kept,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh declared his promise fulfilled after the House approved the legislation.
“You have to relive that over and over again,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said his time as a prosecutor showed him survivors must relive trauma over and over.
“At that point, they should have no ability to contact the victim ever in their lifetime.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said convicted offenders should have no ability to contact the victim ever in their lifetime.
“When you abuse a child, or you sexually abuse a child, or if you commit a violent offense against them, you should never have to interact with that person ever in their lives,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said abusers should never have to interact with their victims again.
“Protect the victim. Stop the predator. End the revolving door,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh wrote this on X after the House passed Kayleigh's Law.
“They ultimately have to be found guilty of a crime.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh noted that offenders must ultimately be found guilty before the restrictions apply.
“Arizona already closed that gap. It is time the federal government did the same.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said Arizona already closed the gap and the federal government should do the same.
“Not until probation ends. Not until some judge decides he’s ‘moved on.’ For life.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh wrote on X emphasizing the lifetime duration of no-contact orders.
“To actually see it done has been really wonderful.”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said seeing the bill passed has been really wonderful.
“The victim shouldn’t be re-traumatized over and over again,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said victims should not be re-traumatized over and over again.
“Justice is not complete if the victim still lives in fear,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said justice is not complete if the victim still lives in fear.
“Can you imagine that you have to sit across the room from this man?”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh described Kozak being forced to sit across the room from her abuser in court.
“This is not about the due process beforehand,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said the bill's restrictions are not about due process beforehand.
“I told Kayleigh, I said, ‘Kayleigh, the moment I get to Congress, it’s going to be one of my first bills that I get done,’”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh recalled promising Kozak that passing such a bill would be among his first priorities in Congress.
“Victims should never again have to fill out another form, sit across from their abuser, or look over their shoulder because the sentence ran out, and the system shrugged,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said in a statement following the House vote that victims should never again have to face their abuser or worry when a sentence ends.
“It passed unanimously in the House. It should pass unanimously in the Senate,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said the bill passed unanimously in the House and should do the same in the Senate.
“She’s turned this tragedy into something that’s an inspiration to so many,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh said Kozak turned her tragedy into an inspiration for many.
“This is a common-sense type of bill where we’re supporting victims, and we’re prioritizing victims over criminals,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh told Fox News Digital the bill supports and prioritizes victims over criminals.
“When a predator is convicted, the court issues a lifetime no-contact order,”
Abe Hamadeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-03
Hamadeh wrote on X describing what happens under the legislation when a predator is convicted.