Send this to every Hillary or Bust person you know (Biden wrote the 1994 VAWA)

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The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law. It was passed as Title IV, sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 HR 3355 and signed as Public Law 103-322 by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. It provided $1.6 billion to enhance investigation and prosecution of the violent crime perpetrated against women, increased pre-trial detention of the accused, provided for automatic and mandatory restitution of those convicted, and allowed civil redress in cases prosecutors chose to leave unprosecuted.

VAWA was drafted by Senator Joseph Biden's office with support from a number of advocacy organizations including Legal Momentum and The National Organization for Women, which heralded the bill as "the greatest breakthrough in civil rights for women in nearly two decades."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_Against_Women_Act

[blonndee]

1. I don't know anyone like that.

But I'm glad that Biden seems to have a very good record on women's issues. I've heard that mentioned several times on the news the last couple of days.

[FrenchieCat]

2. I don't know any of them.

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3. I have met a number of them canvassing and will be reminding them of this

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4. More...

History of the Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994

The first comprehensive federal legislation responding to violence against women was introduced in 1990. While the U.S. Senate held several hearings and reported bills out of committee, not until the 103rd Congress was there finally traction on the issue in both the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. With the help of outspoken advocates across the country, including the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) and other members of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was finally signed into law in August of 1994 as a part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (PL-103-322).

The provisions included in the final bill were a compromise of two pieces of legislation that had been introduced previously, H.R. 1133, introduced by Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-CO), and S. 1607, introduced by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE).

VAWA created:

- new penalties for gender-related violence and
- new grant programs encouraging states to address domestic violence and sexual assault including:

* law enforcement and prosecution grants (STOP grants)
* grants to encourage arrest
* rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement grants
* the National Domestic Violence Hotline
* grants to battered women's shelters

While no one felt this completely addressed the needs of victims of domestic violence, almost all involved believed this was a vital first step in our nation's efforts to treat domestic violence as a serious problem.

http://endabuse.org/vawa/display.php?DocID=34005

[Beacool]

5. I don't think that the issue is Biden.

I don't personally know any Hillary supporter who dislikes Biden.