House Moves Step Closer To Passage Of Senate Violence Against Women Act

BuzzFeed writes, Despite conservative opposition Senate backed Violence Against Women Act could see movement. Image by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images WASHINGTON — Growing support for the Senate's Violence Against Women Act could upend conservative efforts to limit the legislation's expansion of tribal governments to pursue rape charges against non-tribal members. The House Rules Committee Tuesday night adopted a rule for considering VAWA that would bring the Senate's measure to the floor and allow for a vote to replace it's language with a weaker House version favored by some Republicans. But while there…

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