By Kathleen Hunter U.S. Senate Democrats are urging lawmakers in the Republican-led House to quickly pass legislation reauthorizing assistance to victims of domestic violence. Fifteen Senate Republicans joined all of the chamber’s Democrats yesterday to pass a renewal of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act by a vote of 68-31. Democrats cast the bill, which would authorize… Read more »
By Susan DavisWASHINGTON – The U.S. House approved, on a mostly party-line (215-195) vote, a $5.9 billion bill to maintain low interest rates for Stafford student loans, paying for it by slashing funds for a provision of President Obama's health care law. Thirty Republican lawmakers voted against the bill, while 13 Democrats voted for it. The legislation was fueled by… Read more »
Hilary Rosen's 'stay at home' mum jibe has led to recognition that all mothers are entitled to welfare for their work - a worthy US import Selma Jamesguardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 April 2012 08.04 EDT The costs of childcare mean many women can't afford to work. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianYou can't predict when a breakthrough will come your… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement saluting President Obama for his efforts to thwart domestic violence. Read more »
By Pete Kasperowicz - 04/17/12 01:18 PM ET House Republicans on Tuesday afternoon beat back a Democratic attempt to halt consideration of a rule deeming that the GOP's 2013 budget resolution has passed both the House and the Senate. Republicans have said they need to approve this "deeming resolution" in order to let House appropriators start work on spending… Read more »
Letters to the Editor In his March 29 letter [“The outlook for women candidates”] responding to “‘Year of the Woman’ fading,” Robert Tenney claimed that female politicians “have little to agree upon beyond gender.” He posited that this left only two possible justifications for wanting to elect more women to office: a biased belief… Read more »
By LUISITA LOPEZ TORREGROSA NEW YORK — For all the alarm and outrage that conservative Republicans have ignited lately with actions perceived as attacks on U.S. women’s rights, there has been a fierce counteroffensive that is giving activists on the other side a larger voice and greater visibility than in recent years. While international organizations are… Read more »
