Lucas --
Here's a telling stat: Since the Violence Against Women Act was enacted in 1994, incidents of domestic violence have fallen by more than 50 percent.
But now VAWA has expired -- and House Republicans refuse to reauthorize it. Here's the bottom line: Programs to protect women can't be expanded or improved until VAWA is reauthorized:
ADD YOUR NAME: Help us reach 100,000 strong telling Eric Cantor and House Republicans to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
Later this week, the Senate is set to approve an updated version of the measure.
Let's make sure there's plenty of pressure -- at least 100,000 signatures -- telling House Republicans to do the right thing and reauthorize VAWA:
http://dccc.org/VAWA
Thanks for standing with us,
Kelly
Kelly Ward
DCCC Executive Director