The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: VAWA Vote: Senate Rejects GOP Alternative That Omits LGBT, Native American Protections

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VAWA Vote: Senate Rejects GOP Alternative That Omits LGBT, Native American Protections Feb 7th 2013, 22:41 WASHINGTON -- Ahead of a vote on the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill, the Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican alternative that would have stripped out protections for LGBT victims of domestic violence, removed a key protection for Native American women and shifted the overall focus of VAWA away from women and more toward men. The GOP proposal, put forward by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), failed by a vote of 34 to 65. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was among those voting for the proposal, as was Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), the only female senator out of 20 who isn't cosponsoring the bipartisan VAWA bill. Read More... More on Native Americans

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