Tag Archives: VAWA
Breaking Quick Hit: Senate votes in favor of VAWA reauthorization bill
TweetThe U.S. Senate just voted in favor of the measure reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act with a bipartisan vote of 68-31. Sen. Harry Reid has released a statement: “More than a third of women in this country have been victims of violence, sexual assault or stalking by a partner. Today’s strong bipartisan vote will give [...]
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Today: Violence Against Women Act on Senate Floor
TweetIt’s that time again! Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee last month on a party-line vote. The full Senate vote is happening NOW Senate is discussing reauthorization of the act NOW, and you can watch the Senate floor proceedings on the bill S1925 here. At a time when the [...]
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Our boy Biden slams GOP for VAWA opposition
Tweet We are at a ridiculous point in modern political history where Republicans are opposed to anything and everything if a Democrat supports it. It appears that this even applies to the idea that victims of domestic violence need support. No, seriously – we’ve said here already: the modern GOP is opposed to the re-authorization of the [...]
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Quick Hit: Mad Men in 2012
TweetAt The American Prospect, Amanda Marcotte connects Mad Men’s revival with the shift in political conversations around sexism during its hiatus, and how that will affect its audience: The last episode, “Tomorrowland”, aired in October 2010. Since then, we’ve seen a midterm election sweep Republicans into power in both Congress and across state governments, and [...]
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House to vote on VAWA reauthorization tomorrow