House passes domestic violence bill, pushes issue to Senate
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
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1of3Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, confers with Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the House Judiciary Committee chairman, at a news conference on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., looks over her notes at a news conference on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON (AP) With a nod to Women’s History Month, the Democratic-led House passed two measures Wednesday, one designed to protect women from domestic violence, the other to remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
House passes domestic violence bill, pushes issue to Senate
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