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Issues take center stage. some people say it has been turned into a political football. we have a democratic congresswoman of wisconsin, sponsor of the house version of the act, it is similar to the bill passed on the bipartisan vote by the senate, and congresswoman of washington state is the co-sponsor of the republican version of the bill voted on on wednesday. let me start with congresswoman moore. it seems to me impossible for a woman member of congress or any member of congress to go back to the district and tell the women voters i voted against the violence against women act. how could y...

Commencement address, and then taping an interview with the ladies of "the view" he acknowledged women's growing power in the workforce, in higher education, and in the voting booth. >> i believe the women of this generation, that all of you, will help lead the way. now, i recognize that's a cheap applause line when you're giving a commencement at barnard, it's the easy thing to say. you're half the country and half the workforce. more and more women are out earning their husbands, you're more than half of our college graduates and master's graduates, and ph.ds. so you have us outnumbers. >> t...

What the republicans introduced was a reauthorization of the violence against women act. we took some recommendations from the office. we are committed to this program that has long enjoyed broad bipartisan support. >> but why don't you cover people not in the a traditional marriage, why would you limit to to just traditional marriage folk. >> those are side issues attached to this bill. >> they're not side issue ifs you're getting beat up by your partner, that's not a side issue, that's your life. >> there's nothing under federal law that currently recognizes same sex couples. if we have that...