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🔥PSA Women...HEAD'S UP!

The #VAWA Violence Against Women Act Will Expire Dec 7th!

Why is that?

In 1994, GRASSLEY, the current chairman of the committee, & Sen. ORRIN HATCH (R-UT), a committee member, also VOTED AGAINST the original legislation!👇👇👇

opensecrets.org/news/2018/10/v…

🌟OBG -MARCH 2012 - Violence Against Women Act Battle

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska sternly warned her colleagues that the party was at risk of being successfully painted as anti-woman!

nytimes.com/2012/03/15/us/…

PRESS RELEASES 09.17.18 #VAWA

Pelosi Sends Letter to Speaker Ryan Urging a Vote on VAWA Reauthorization Act

democraticleader.gov/newsroom/91718/

Pelosi Letter to Paul Ryan #VAWA

This year’s version House bill sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). expanded the law to allow LE officials to take weapons from domestic abusers who legally can’t own them. The new version also significantly increased funding for rape crisis centers.

^^^ Out of 173 cosponsors on the bill, not a single one is a Republican!

Women-friendly bunch aren't they?😳🤨

Sen. Jeff Sessions the "Keebler" himself was also against the 2013 reauthorization. He too said the new additions were more political than helpful. Earlier this year, Sessions, now attorney general, made it nearly impossible for asylum seekers who are victims of domestic violence

...to gain access to the U.S. by citing fears of expanding existing definitions of asylum status to “private violence.”

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#VAWA