Sen Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): "We need to protect all women"
Disappointed House GOP passed watered down version of #VAWA. We need to protect all women, regardless of sexual orientation or background.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) May 17, 2012
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI): “Fails to stop discrimination”
Voted NO on GOP #VAWA. Despite small changes, fails to stop discrimination of #LGBT community & reduces help for legal immigrants
— Jim Langevin (@jimlangevin) May 16, 2012
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): “Who you love should not determine if your assailant is brought to justice.”
Disappointed in House #GOP #VAWA passage. Where you live & who you love should not determine if your assailant is brought to justice. -PM
— Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) May 16, 2012
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA): “WAWA: the GOP’s War on Women Act.”
House GOP claims it just passed VAWA -- really, it passed WAWA, the GOP'sWar on Women Act.
— Rep. Hank Johnson (@RepHankJohnson) May 16, 2012
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY): “Shameful” doesn’t begin to describe.
"Shameful" doesn't even begin to describe today's politicization of #VAWA. 1.usa.gov/LcylHC
— Louise Slaughter (@louiseslaughter) May 16, 2012
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA): “Regardless of what the makeup of that relationship.”
#VAWA We need to make sure there's no violence in the home, regardless of what the makeup of that relationship is. tinyurl.com/7h76e9q
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) May 16, 2012
Rep. David Price (D-NC): “House GOP is actually picking a partisan fight.”
House GOP is actually picking a partisan fight over #VAWA protections for women who are victims of domestic violence & sexual assault.
— David E. Price (@RepDavidEPrice) May 16, 2012
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ): “A new low.”
It's clear #GOP has #WrongPriorities by looking @ their proposed budgets but voting 4 #VAWA bill that doesn’t protect ALL women is a new low
— Sen. Robert Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) May 16, 2012
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY): “Never been a partisan bill until the Tea Party Congress.”
Protecting victims from abusers has never been a partisan issue and #VAWA has never been a partisan bill until the Tea Party Congress.
— Steve Israel (@RepSteveIsrael) May 16, 2012
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN): “Sad” for Sheila Wellstone.
Sheila Wellstone was a leader in the passage of #VAWA. Sad that Republicans are trying to reverse many of her accomplishments.
— Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) May 16, 2012
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY): “We shouldn’t single out people.”
For 20 yrs, #VAWA has been bipartisan, why change it now? We shouldn't single out people and make them more vulnerable to violence. #ny17
— Eliot Engel (@RepEliotEngel) May 16, 2012
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA): “We can do better.”
I voted against the House #VAWA bill because I believe we can do better. Read my full statement here: bit.ly/KzsFEQ
— Patrick Meehan (@RepMeehan) May 16, 2012
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA): “Women’s lives are at stake.”
House Republicans just voted in favor of HR 4970. This is a MAJOR step backward for our country. Women's lives are at stake. #unacceptable
— Rep Cedric Richmond (@RepRichmond) May 16, 2012
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY): “Destructive and dangerous.”
#GOP ‘s partisan & so-called #VAWA bill is destructive and dangerous. ALL victims should be protected from domestic violence #RealVAWA
— Rep. Joe Crowley (@repjoecrowley) May 16, 2012
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY): “Need a bi-partisan” bill.
We need a bi-partisan #ViolenceAgainstWomenAct that protects all women from violence. #VAWA
— Yvette D. Clarke (@YvetteClarke) May 16, 2012
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA): “Count me as a strong no.”
House #GOP #VAWA bill is the #waronwomen – rolling back existing law & empowering abusers. Count me as a strong no. nyti.ms/KmYyxR
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) May 16, 2012
Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA): “I will not support this flawed version of such historic legislation.”
House voting on #VAWA today, I will not support this flawed version of such historic legislation 1.usa.gov/Lc91RP
— Niki Tsongas (@nikiinthehouse) May 16, 2012
Rep. John Olver (D-MA): “We cannot afford to go backwards on domestic violence.”
Now voting against the House's severely compromised Violence Against Women Act. We cannot afford to go backwards on domestic violence. #VAWA
— John W. Olver (@RepJohnOlver) May 16, 2012
Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA): “Need to protect Native American women.”
The GOP VAWA bill fails to include many of the key provisions in the Senate bill to protect Native American women
— Congressman Joe Baca (@RepJoeBaca) May 16, 2012
Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO): “All women deserve protection from domestic violence.”
All women deserve protection from #domesticviolence. Help urge the House to pass the bipartisan Senate #VAWA bill: 1.usa.gov/JdSRpP
— Mark Udall (@MarkUdall) May 16, 2012
