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May 18, 2012
California’s DC delegation demands answers from VA concerning disability claims
Star-News – California’s senators and representatives are demanding answers and accountability regarding the state’s three Veterans Affairs regional offices — all of which received scathing reviews last week for their slow and inaccurate handling of vets’ disability claims.
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May 17, 2012
GOP Denies It’s Anti-Woman, Opposes Expanded Domestic Violence Bill
New York Magazine – The Violence Against Women Act was enacted in 1994 and has been reauthorized twice with bipartisan support. No one in Congress has ever wanted to be branded the pro-domestic violence party. Yet this week, the Republicans and Democrats entered into a bitter feud that fuels talk of the GOP’s purported “war on women,” and gives Democrats like Representative Judy Chu of California an opportunity to bust out phrases like, “It’s not the Violence Against Women act, but the Open Season for Violence Against Women Act.” From the perspective of the GOP, approving a new version of the act would help protect immigrants and homosexuals from intimate partner violence, and in 2012, that simply cannot stand!
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May 11, 2012
Don’t miss Dianne on Fox News Sunday this weekend
Dianne will be on Fox News Sunday this weekend discussing marriage equality and homeland security. Be sure to tune in when it’s on in your area.