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On the recordJune 23, 2014
I'm especially proud of the tribal provisions we included in VAWA, which are critical because nearly 40 percent of American Indian women will endure domestic violence in their lifetime.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell emphasizes the significance of tribal provisions in VAWA for American Indian women.

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