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On the recordFebruary 9, 2022
Our bill is a compromise. It doesn`t include everything that Senator Feinstein and I wanted or everything Senator Ernst and Murkowski wanted. And there are provisions that all four of us very much wanted to include such as an end to the loophole that allows abusers who harm dating partners to continue to have access to guns. But we agreed that we had to introduce a bill that would both deliver the critical assistance survivors across America need and achieve the necessary bipartisan support in pass to Senate.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Senator Dick Durbin explains the bipartisan agreement on the Violence Against Women Act.

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