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Congress Extends Violence Against Women Act

Congress Extends Violence Against Women Act, Ending Standstill

02/28/2013

PBS News Hour

Congress Extends Violence Against Women Act

Clip: 2/28/2013 | 9m 35s

Congress Extends Violence Against Women Act, Ending Standstill

Almost 18 months after it expired, the House voted to renew the Violence Against Women Act and extend the law's protection to gays and lesbians, immigrants and Native Americans, among others. Judy Woodruff talks to Ashley Parker of the New York Times and Cindy Southworth from the National Network to End Domestic Violence.

02/28/2013

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