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Melanie Stansbury: we have to pass the Violence Against Women Act. And so I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass that bill urgently.

On the recordFebruary 7, 2022
we have to pass the Violence Against Women Act. And so I urge my colleagues in the Senate to pass that bill urgently.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

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Stansbury emphasizes the urgency of passing the Violence Against Women Act.

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