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New Version of Violence Against Women Act Shows GOP Only Hates the Most Vulnerable Women [War On Women]
Faced with accusations that their opposition to renewal of the Violence Against Women Act is a sign that they've taken a very unpopular "pro-woman beating" stance, Congressional Republicans are hurriedly drafting their own version of the bill to prove that they don't hate all women. Their version will be sort of like the Democrats' version of the bill, with the less savory bits stripped away — you know, the part about protecting undocumented women, and gay women, and Native women who are beaten by non-Native men on reservations.
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GOP Tries To Water Down Violence Against Women Act, Expresses Willingness To Tolerate Some Domestic Abuse
From the very beginning, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led the opposition to reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) — even leading Senate Judiciary Republicans to unanimously vote against it because they object to its prot... Read Post
House Renews Violence Against Women Act
The House passed a Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Thursday in a 286-138 vote, with 87 GOP lawmakers voting yes, 138 Republicans voting no and all Democrats and independents supporting the l... Read Post
Rights Groups To GOP: Stop Watering Down the Violence Against Women Act
When House Republicans released their version of the Violence Against Women Act late on Friday, advocacy groups for victims of domestic violence were unanimous: They hate the Republicans' plan. "There are over 20 House Republicans w... Read Post