an ok on something a year and a half late just to avoid further devaluing of your brand is disingenuous. they did this under duress and not because it's right no points given.
WASHINGTON (CNN) —Struggling again with an issue important to women and minority groups, House Republicans on Thursday failed to pass their version of a new Violence Against Women Act and then split over a Senate version that won approval with unanimous Democratic suppoThe measure now goes to President Barack Obama, who said in a statement that it was "an important step towards making sure no one in America is forced to live in fear."Thursday's votes reflected an emerging political reality in the GOP-led House, with a minority of Republicans joining Democrats to pass legislation supported by the public, including increasingly influential demographics such as Hispanic Americans.By a vote of 166-257, the GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act failed to win a majority after almost 90 minutes of debate. The House then voted 286-138 to pass the Senate version, with 87 Republicans joining all 199 Democrats to provide majority support.Originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized since, the act provides support for organizations that serve domestic violence victims. Criminal prosecutions of abusers are generally the responsibility of local authorities, but the act stiffened sentences for stalking under federal law.Last year, the House and Senate were unable to compromise on another extension of the act, with Republicans opposing Democratic attempts to specify inclusion of native Americans, undocumented immigrants and lesbian, transgender and bisexual women.
after all the dissing and name calling and demonization do they think if will be forgotten they hurt these people and gave less then gnat crap about whether they are abused or not, that law would allow those who would abuse a rubber stamp to stomp. they should never be given public responsibilities again and the females that voted with them. 2014 end it.
However, exit polling showed Obama won strong support among women and Latino voters in the November election that also strengthened the Democratic majority in the Senate and weakened the Republican majority in the House.Republicans then changed their stance and agreed to bring up the measure in the new Congress as long as they could offer their own version.
you and the women in your life were denied again, then to add insult to ingury they let some be covered but not those they hated on who they now want toembrace and all is forgiven, kumbaya.
