Sandy Adams: "shame on them" to the 300+ groups opposing the crazy gop VAWA

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http://www.youtube.com/v/AHN9Z34j-Bw?

The 300+ groups that oppose the weakened GOP version of Violence Against Women Act which has been reauthorized in a wholly bi-partisan manner without major change since 1994, include:

the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Network to End Domestic Violence, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, Break the Cycle, Legal Momentum, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Organization for Women, Feminist Majority, YWCA USA, AAUW, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, National Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, American Bar Association, NAACP, National Council of La Raza, Human Rights Campaign, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and National Congress of American Indians.

When asked for a list of organizations that support her weakened version, she says "I support the bill"

Of course EVERY Republican supports her bill, which passed the House:

With Alaska conservative Lisa Murkowski urging the House to stop the monkey business, the House Republicans have found allies to supporter teabagger Sandy Adams crazy version of the bill (which rolls back vital protections for women) among explicitly misogynistic groups that exist to cut back on equality for women, like the National Coalition For Men, SAVE (a very shady right-wing mail order bride service) and Timothy Johnson, a convicted North Carolina Republican Party official and serial wife-beater.

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2012/05/dont-republicans-have-mothers-and.html

On behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chairs Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ and Keith Ellison (D-MN) issued this statement:

“The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has a 20-year record of protecting women in the United States. It always receives bipartisan support in Congress and every female Republican Senator voted to approve it again last month.

“Instead of continuing this trend and expanding VAWA’s protections, the House Republican bill rolls back crucial protections, endangering millions of women. This bill removes protections for Native American women, immigrants, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. Domestic violence in the LGBT community is rapidly increasing, and Native American women face the highest rate of domestic violence in the country. The bill also does not address the high rates of dating violence and sexual assault that college students suffer. Our Republican colleagues are using what should be an uncontroversial bill to attack their favorite targets: women, students, minorities, immigrants, and LGBT Americans.

“The physical and emotional devastation domestic violence causes is all too real for many women in our districts and nationwide. The House should take up the Senate bill, which passed with 68 votes, instead of reducing domestic and sexual violence to another partisan punching bag. Unfortunately, House Republicans have approached the Violence Against Women Act as another opportunity to advance their war on women.”