"The Senate is finally responding," Sen. Durbin says of today's introduction of a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. "We are confident the deal we reached ... has a path to being signed by President Biden." 
"So folks," Sen. Ernst says of sponsoring the new VAWA bill. "I'm a survivor."
The biggest problem for passing a VAWA reauth bill out of the Senate, for years, has been that Rs won't support the bills that pass the House, that Senate Ds introduce or the bills they introduce themselves.
Today, there are 4 R senators here. And I'm told they have 10 on board.
Today, there are 4 R senators here. And I'm told they have 10 on board.
Angelina Jolie is here. She's been trying to help advance this bill behind the scenes, for months.
She's describing how scary it is to be abused and have no one believe you, and feel like you don't matter.
She's describing how scary it is to be abused and have no one believe you, and feel like you don't matter.
Jolie chokes up, saying she most of all wants to honor "the women and children who have died, who could have been saved."
The pain is palpable in this room.
The domestic violence prevention advocate currently speaking describes her own experience, "On the ground, having been shot, bullets in my body..." 💔
The domestic violence prevention advocate currently speaking describes her own experience, "On the ground, having been shot, bullets in my body..." 💔
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