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For nearly three decades, the #ViolenceAgainstWomenAct has stood as one of our nation’s most powerful tools in the fight against sexual & domestic violence. This has been an invaluable force to rally the nation around protecting the safety, rights & dignity of women and girls.
Today, Americans celebrate the lives saved & the progress forged by this legislation, first championed by @POTUS during his service in the Senate. We also hold in our hearts the women lost to this horrific violence & their loved ones.
Yet there remains work to do. 1 in 3 women today have experienced sexual & domestic violence – with even higher rates for women of color & women from underserved communities. We must listen to the brave survivors sharing their stories & demanding we take action.
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"The violations here were isolated as the committee AND WAYLAND have not bad prior enforcement history"
@CA_FPPC - yes Wayland has had prior enforcement history. Stephen Collins Don Chapin & Scheid Wineries "loans" not disclosed $7,000 fine. Wayland was Collins' accountant.
"The violations here were isolated as the committee AND WAYLAND have not bad prior enforcement history"
@CA_FPPC - yes Wayland has had prior enforcement history. Stephen Collins Don Chapin & Scheid Wineries "loans" not disclosed $7,000 fine. Wayland was Collins' accountant.
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Wendy, "the Progressive" became Pandering Wendy to @SVLGroup (a PAC under local, state & federal investigation for corruption) as the newly elected official who went out of her way to bow to the powerful and ridiculously right-wing political action committee in MoCo.
Wendy, "the Progressive" became Pandering Wendy to @SVLGroup (a PAC under local, state & federal investigation for corruption) as the newly elected official who went out of her way to bow to the powerful and ridiculously right-wing political action committee in MoCo.
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Dave Drew, the narco-trafficker pardoned (wrongly) by @JerryBrownGov, has been a dues paying member since the group began.
In essence, @WendyRootAskew just pandered to a right wing PAC because @RepJimmyPanetta's amoral consultant Plasha Will asked her to.
Dave Drew, the narco-trafficker pardoned (wrongly) by @JerryBrownGov, has been a dues paying member since the group began.
In essence, @WendyRootAskew just pandered to a right wing PAC because @RepJimmyPanetta's amoral consultant Plasha Will asked her to.
There was a mass shooting in America last night. Sadly that is not uncommon. Many of the victims were AAPI. Tragedy sits at the intersection of multiple broken parts of our society. To honor victims and save lives, we must make progress across all. #StopAsianHate (THREAD)
I’ve been asked if the violence against AAPI is new, and if it is getting better with the increased recent visibility. The answer to both is no. Discrimination/violence existed before COVID and it will continue after. And sadly, I don’t think we have seen the worst of it. 2/13
I can’t tell you how much it means to me and others that anti-AAPI violence has gotten attention. Biden’s mention in his speech was powerful. Now we need follow through. Give AAPI communities more resources/coordination. Give us tools to counter. Listen to our needs. 3/13
Mitch McConnell said today that he can't call the Senate back in session yet because staff needs time to draft gun violence prevention bills. Yeah, right.🙄 Here are four pieces of legislation we already passed in the House that @senatemajldr could hold a vote on TODAY:
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1. #HR8, The Bipartisan Background Checks Bill would expand background checks on gun sales — including those at gun shows, over the internet or from private dealers –– that currently don't require a background check. Total no-brainer and supported by over 90% of Americans.
2. #HR1112 would close the Charleston loophole, which enabled Dylann Roof, the murderer of nine innocent churchgoers in Charleston, to get his hands on a handgun he would have otherwise been denied, due to a delay in his background check processing. This happens too often.
