Lets Put Victims First in Addressing Military Sexual Assault

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By Rep. Gwen MooreToday there is much ado about the Senate Armed Services Committee's "Sandra Fluke moment." It's unfortunate that the visual image of the witness panel made up almost entirely of high-ranking military officials prompted many to wonder if the voices of victims would be silenced. What's even more unfortunate, however, is the language that was used, and…

Gwen Moore Leads Letter Urging Additional Funding for Child Nutrition Programs

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 Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox (202) 225- 4572 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) along with 35 of her colleagues sent a letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Chairman Robert Aderholt and Ranking Member Sam Farr urging them to provide $35 million for grants through the Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010.…

Gwen Moore Opposes Ryan Budget

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As I've said before, this budget has me feeling like I'm Alice in Wonderland. I've fallen down the rabbit hole and landed in the middle of a mad tea party.

Ending rape culture: Now an international movement

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 By Kirsten West-Savali “We don’t raise boys to be men,” said former NFL quarterback turned feminist Don McPherson. “We raise them not to be women, or gay men.” That brutally honest statement delivered at the March 8th launch of “Ring the Bell” — a bold campaign developed by global human rights organization Breakthrough…

Stronger Violence Against Women Act signed into law

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 By Maya Rhodan  When Rep. Gwen Moore [D-Wisc.] stood near President Obama last Thursday as he signed the Violence Against Women Act into law, as a rape survivor, she knew the benefit of the legislation as well as well as anyone in the room. “I am so pleased to join President Obama and so many of my colleagues for this historic signing,” she said.…

Stronger Violence Against Women Act signed into law

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 By Maya Rhodan WASHINGTON (NNPA) —   When Rep. Gwen Moore [D-Wisc.] stood near President Obama last Thursday as he signed the Violence Against Women Act into law, as a rape survivor, she knew the benefit of the legislation as well as well as anyone in the room. “I am so pleased to join President Obama and so many of my colleagues for this historic…

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