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David Cicilline: “It is really unacceptable that VAWA was allowed to expire on December 21 when it became a casualty of the longest…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
It is really unacceptable that VAWA was allowed to expire on December 21 when it became a casualty of the longest government shutdown in our Nation's history.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline criticizes the expiration of VAWA during a government shutdown.

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