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Sen. Leahy chides House GOP for cutting back domestic violence protections
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Tuesday urged the Republican-led House of Representatives to vote on the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The VAWA, originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized twice since, provides funding to local communities to improve their response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual…
Media group: House GOP trying to ‘keep the public in the dark’
House Republicans are trying to “keep the public in the dark” by blocking a new rule that requires broadcasters to post political ad data online, according to the media reform group Free Press. The Federal Communications Commission adopted a measure in April that requires broadcasters to provide information about political…
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