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Jerry Nadler: “This bill is not about violence against women. That is why all the violence against women groups are opposed to the…”

On the recordApril 26, 2001
This bill is not about violence against women. That is why all the violence against women groups are opposed to the bill. This bill is simply to undermine Roe v. Wade, and it will not succeed.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Opposing a bill related to women's rights during a House floor debate.

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