VAWA is here!
The Violence Against Women Act is due for reauthorization. Our wonderful champions, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), will introduce a bipartisan bill onWednesday (11/30) to reauthorize and improve VAWA! The National Task Force has worked closely with them on the bill to ensure that it will not only continue proven effective programs, but that it will make key changes to streamline VAWA and make sure that even more people have access to safety, stability and justice. This is an important step forward for VAWA and we hope to get even more improvements as the bill moves forward!
What's most important now is to get the Senators on the list below excited about VAWA and to get their support for the bill. If you live in any of the states listed below, please call your Senator(s)TODAY and ask for them to be original co-sponsors of VAWA. We need to keep their phones ringing!
Please send any updates or questions to: ReauthorizeVAWA@gmail.com
Talking points:
- We know that Senator _________ cares about ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
- The Violence Against Women Act is critical to our ability to address these crimes in our state.
- There is evidence showing that VAWA has saved millions of dollars and countless lives.
- We are asking for you to be an original co-sponsor of the Leahy/Crapo bill that will be introduced on Wednesday.
- Please contact Anya McMurray or Noah Bookbinder at (202)224-7703 to sign on to the bill.
Alabama
Sessions, Jeff - (202) 224-4124
Shelby, Richard - (202) 224-5744
Arkansas
Boozman, John - (202) 224-4843
Alaska
Murkowski, Lisa - (202) 224-6665
Arizona
McCain, John - (202) 224-2235
Kyl, Jon - (202) 224-4521
Florida
Rubio, Marco - (202) 224-3041
Georgia
Chambliss, Saxby - (202) 224-3521
Isakson, Johnny - (202) 224-3643
Idaho
Crapo, Mike - (202) 224-6142 - (thank him!)
Risch, James - (202) 224-2752
Illinois
Kirk, Mark - (202) 224-2854
Indiana
Lugar, Richard - (202) 224-4814
Coats, Daniel - (202) 224-5623
Iowa
Grassley, Chuck - (202) 224-3744
Louisiana
Vitter, David - (202) 224-4623
Kansas
Moran, Jerry - (202) 224-6521
Roberts, Pat - (202) 224-4774
Kentucky
McConnell, Mitch - (202) 224-2541
Paul, Rand - (202) 224-4343
Maine
Collins, Susan - (202) 224-2523
Snowe, Olympia - (202) 224-5344
Massachusetts
Brown, Scott - (202) 224-4543
Mississippi
Cochran, Thad - (202) 224-5054
Wicker, Roger - (202) 224-6253
Missouri
Blunt, Roy - (202) 224-5721
Nebraska
Johanns, Mike - (202) 224-4224
Nevada
Heller, Dean - (202) 224-6244
New Hampshire
Ayotte, Kelly - (202) 224-3324
North Carolina
Burr, Richard - (202) 224-3154
North Dakota
Hoeven, John - (202) 224-2551
Ohio
Portman, Rob - (202) 224-3353
Oklahoma
Coburn, Tom - (202) 224-5754
Inhofe, James - (202) 224-4721
Pennsylvania
Toomey, Patrick - (202) 224-4254
South Carolina
DeMint, Jim - (202) 224-6121
Graham, Lindsey - (202) 224-5972
South Dakota
Thune, John - (202) 224-2321
Tennessee
Alexander, Lamar - (202) 224-4944
Corker, Bob - (202) 224-3344
Texas
Cornyn, John - (202) 224-2934
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - (202) 224-5922
Utah
Hatch, Orrin - (202) 224-5251
Lee, Mike - (202) 224-5444
Wisconsin
Johnson, Ron - (202) 224-5323
Wyoming
Enzi, Michael - (202) 224-3424
Barrasso, John - (202) 224-6441
Click here to access a one page summary on VAWA Reauthorization.
Please let us know how the call went. Email Rosie Hidalgo, Director of Public Policy, at rhidalgo@casadeesperanza.org so that we can follow up with your Senator.
Let's get bipartisan VAWA legislation passed together!
Thank you!
