Patrick Leahy actually said...

We have made some remarkable progress in recognizing that domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence are crimes.

Its passage and reauthorization were a signal achievement in support of the rights of women in America.

times change. I was mentioning to others earlier, when I was a prosecutor we did not have any of these programs

Since 1994, the Violence Against Women Act, or VAWA, has been the centerpiece of the Federal Government's commitment to combating domestic v...