By John Diedrich More than 100 members of Congress are asking the FBI to track hate crimes against Sikh, Hindu and Arab-Americans, according to a letter issued Thursday. The move comes as members of the Sikh community push for the tracking in the aftermath of the August massacre at their temple in Oak Creek. White supremacist Wade Michael Page killed six members… Read more »
As a Member of the House Budget Committee, it amazes me that my colleague Paul Ryan and his GOP counterparts have once again presented a budget that is neither fair nor balanced and is clearly class warfare against the poor and middle class. Simply put, Contact: Nicole Y. Williams or Staci Cox(202) 225- 4572 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4)… Read more »
Our overall goal is to keep families together, not tear them apart. This legislation is a positive step towards sustaining the American family. Read more »
The Senate’s version of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was approved by the House on Thursday, Feb. 28 but not until Democratic members of Congress spoke out against the plan proposed by the House, which excluded women of Native American ancestry and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. “I pray that this body will do as the Senate has done and come… Read more »
The reauthorization of VAWA has been a long time coming, but the majority of Congress finally came together and did the right thing on behalf of women across this country. Read more »
By Dave Umhoefer Democrat Gwen Moore of Milwaukee and Republican Jim Sensenbrenner of suburban Menomonee Falls are polar opposites politically. But the two members of Congress share a passion for the landmark Voting Rights Act and its protection of racial minorities. In early 2013, Sensenbrenner found his longstanding and key support for the 1965 law highlighted… Read more »
By Christine Pelosi As we celebrate Women's History Month and lift up the sheroes of liberation, we must free our sisters from sexual slavery. Human sex trafficking is a danger to our communities and a scourge on our souls; it must be stopped. To their credit, female and feminist leaders in Congress took a big step forward this week in passage… Read more »
By John Parkinson The House voted today to pass a Senate-approved version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act today, sending the bill to President Obama for his signature. An earlier vote on a controversial Republican version of the legislation was voted down. “The Violence Against Women Act has long ensured that no woman would ever be forced to suffer in… Read more »
By Tom Cohen Washington (CNN) -- An expanded Violence Against Women Act won bipartisan approval on Thursday from the U.S. House after Republicans failed to pass their own proposal due to a party split on an issue important to women and minority groups. The measure now goes to President Barack Obama, who said in a statement that it was "an important step towards making… Read more »
By Bruce Alpert Washington -- Half the six-member Louisiana House delegation voted against a Senate bill designed to protect victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. Still, the bill passed 286-138 Thursday, with 87 Republicans joining 199 Democrats in voting yes. President Barack Obama said he would sign the measure into law. Voting against the bill… Read more »
