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House republicans are silent. For 18 years this act protected women
who were victims of domestic abuse. The measure was first passed 1994
It is credited with reducing the number of people killed by domestic violence.
Last year the act expired for the first time since its inception
Eric Cantor as well as John Boehner just made a decision to not bring it to a vote
Women all across this country right now today
are living without these legal protections
There was an actual VAWA cliff. We are now over it
The question is does it have a chance of making it through the house. The fact that
the GOP hasn't allowed
the GOP hasn't allowed
the house because they are the majority right now, to take up this measure is ridiculous.
the house because they are the majority right now, to take up this measure is ridiculous.
This bill really looked at best practices the decided that it is really time
This bill reallylooked at best practices the decided that it is really time
to take care of those women were most marginalized
reports say Eric Cantor has taken issue with the Senate version
Eric Cantor does not want to expand this provision to include
native american women. Eric Cantor is going to continue trying to block it and shame on him
The legislative body behind me which is run by men
don't seem to understand the severity of this problem. It's totally unreasonable
They act as if they don't have women in their lives: mothers daughters, wives, sisters, nieces
It's just time for us to pass this measure.
Every minute that we spend talking about this someone is getting assaulted who is not going to be able to report it
At this point if they reject the Violence Against Women Act, the repercussions
will be so grave that they won't be able to handle it.