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think-progress: 31 Republican men voted against the Violence Against Women Act in the Senate today. All 5 Republican women voted for it
Senate Passes Violence Against Women Act | The Senate just passed the third reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Though Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) were attempting to water down the bill through amendments, they ultimately failed and the bill passed in its original form. The politicization of domestic violence isnt over yet, though the bill now moves onto the House of Representatives, where its already been emotionally debated. Republicans have already said that they will try to mirror the watered down language of the Senate amendment that did not pass.
By Annie-Rose Strasser on Apr 26, 2012 at 4:54 pm
GentryDixon
(2,954 posts)from that cretin Mike Lee, R-UT. I sent him an email regarding his vote. I told him I did not want the usual canned ideology but an honest response. Still waiting.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)think of how hard it must be for a racist, homophobic, misogynistic piece of SHIT to come up with an un-canned response
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)"Honesty" to a repuke is like sunlight to a werewolf.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)You mean vampire. Werewolves respond to a full moon.
And there aren't enough wooden stakes to deal with these jerks.
marshall gaines
(347 posts)god bless the repug dogs of hate and race/gender division
lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Her position is not stated on her website.
Since she was a physician before entering politics, I would hope that she *might* have some common sense on this issue, but I'm not holding my breath.
Duard
(1 post)Hayworth's position is that she supports a "Violence Against Women Act" as proposed by House Republicans. This version removes protections for undocumented immigrants, LGBT and Native Americans, while providing some added support for women who look like Rep. Hayworth (additional funding for investigations, rape kits, etc.) She is looking to deflect the question "Why do you oppose protection for women" by substituting "why should undocumented women, LGBT and Native American women be excluded from protection" - a question she probably feels will be more popular among the racist xenophobes and homophobes who are apparently quite prevalent in her district.
Rob H.
(5,352 posts)(Couldn't find it at the link in the OP, so I thought I'd post it if others had the same problem.)
GOP Senate members who voted against the Violence Against Women Act:
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cornyn (R-TX)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lee (R-UT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Wicker (R-MS)
AllyCat
(16,196 posts)You are a jerk.
GentryDixon
(2,954 posts)After specifically stating I did not want the usual canned response, this is what I received:
Dear XXXX
:
Thank you for recently contacting Senator Lee. He always appreciates input from the citizens of Utah on matters brought before the United States Senate. I regularly brief the Senator on the thoughts and ideas shared with our office. This way, he can consider your input when voting on issues related to the Violence Against Women Act.
Please feel free to reach out to our office if we can be of any assistance in the future. Thank you for writing.
Regards,
Peter Blair
Office of Senator Michael S. Lee
(202) 224-5444
Please Note:
Senator Lee can be followed on Facebook at www.facebook.com/senatormikelee and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SenMikeLee. For more information on what he is working on, please visit his website regularly at www.lee.senate.gov.
These people are so out of touch.
nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)made up by the Democrats.
BadgerKid
(4,553 posts)if y'all catch my drift.
hfojvt
(37,573 posts)there were 3 amendments proposed
one by Klobuchar (D-Mn) which failed by 57-41
one by Cornyn (R-Ok) which failed 50-48
one by Hutchinson (R-Tx) which failed 37-62
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d112:6:./temp/~bdnyvk::|/home/LegislativeData.php|
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)equally important. I think they should indeed be noted as supporting the bill.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)Cornyn is our Texas POS. Were that we could ban him to Oklahoma.
I am proud to say I have never voted for him, just like the Bush FEE.
A wise Man
(1,076 posts)VOTE THESE ASS HOLES OUT OF OFFICE PERMANENTLY.Why do they always vote against themselves???????????????????
AnneD
(15,774 posts)the usual suspects.