jen.bendery@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — The Violence Against Women Act is finally heading to the president’s desk this week after a dragged-out political fight over expanding protections to Native American, LGBT and immigrant victims of abuse. The House voted 286 to 138 on Thursday to pass the bipartisan Senate version of VAWA. Read more…
Senate Passes Expanded Violence Against Women Act Sahil Kapur February 12, 2013, 2:55 PM 419 “The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday afternoon to pass legislation reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act with expanded protections for gays, undocumented immigrants and Native American women who suffer from domestic abuse. The final vote of Read more…
(AP) Senate poised to renew Violence Against Women Act By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press WASHINGTON “The Senate had hoped to pass its bill on Thursday, but a final vote was put off so that it could debate, and defeat, a substitute by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, that would have altered Read more…
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Valerie Jarrett and Samantha Power
January 30, 2013
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton watches as President Barack Obama signs a Presidential memorandum, “Coordination of Policies and Programs to Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls Globally,” in the Oval Office, Jan. 20, 2013. (more…)