Wisconsin Dem slams passage of House •Obamacare repeal bill

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 By Kay Steiger House Republicans voted to repeal what they dub “Obamacare” in a 244-185 vote on Wednesday, even after the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act last month. “Same crap, different day,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) told Raw Story. “They’ve always been against Social Security, against Medicare,…

Gwen Moore Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Health Care Reform

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Today's decision is a victory for all Americans. We can now be assured that Americans continue to receive the health care they urgently need and most definitely deserve. Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox (202) 225- 4572  Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled the…

Republican fairytales and the truth about the •war on women

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 Republicans insist the Democrats’ claim of a “war on women” is simply a fairytale. Yet every week the GOP pushes another anti-woman policy that proves that this fairytale is reality. This week, my Senate GOP colleagues blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would have ensured women earn equal pay for equal work. Sounds simple enough, but not to my…

SHE AINT PLAYIN: The Notable, Quotable Rep. Gwen Moore

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 AMID THE REPUBLICAN WAR ON WOMEN, THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN FROM WISCONSIN AIN’T NEVER SCARED Throughout the GOP-led assault on women’s reproductive health rights, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) has served as a soldier of love for women of color, poor women and victims of sexual and physical abuse. Moore consistently commands the House floor and deploys pieces of…

Violence Against Women Act: Gwen Moore Speaks Out

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 The House passed their version of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) is not happy that the bill does not include protections for LGBT, Native American and undocumented immigrant women. Moore has previously shared her personal story of being sexually assaulted as a child and raped as a young woman, and during a press conference this week…

House Dems Vehemently Object To GOP Anti-Domestic Violence Bill

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 By Staff|5/16/2012 3:05 PM (Talk Radio News Service)  House Democrats voiced extreme opposition to a GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) they argue lacks provisions that extend the authority of the law to minority women, Native American women and members of the LGBT community. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) argued that the Republican…

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