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Political, Partisan Tactics being Used in Violence Against Women Act Debate

Statement

Date: March 15, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women

Senator Chuck Grassley today released the following statement after claims that Republicans were blocking the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization. Grassley offered a full substitute during Judiciary Committee consideration of the bill.

"The Violence Against Women Act program has strong bipartisan support in the Senate. It's a shame that the majority party is manufacturing another partisan, political crisis, because in actuality, there is no concern that the VAWA will go away. The law is being funded and VAWA programs are running as they have since the reauthorization actually ran out last year.

"No doubt we need to consider the VAWA bill at the appropriate time, but there must be a fair process that includes consideration of our alternative that ensures more money goes to victims rather than bureaucrats and helps root out more of the well-documented fraud in the program. The Republican leadership has no intention of blocking fair consideration of this bill."

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