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Washington (CNN) — House Democrats pummeled Republicans Tuesday, accusing them of playing politics with domestic abuse legislation.
“We want every member of the House Judiciary Committee to realize that this attack on women is going to be noted across the United States of America,” said Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the top Democrat on the committee, during a Capitol Hill press conference.
Conyers said Republicans were “dead wrong” for refusing to adopt a Senate bill aimed at reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. The bill passed with Republican support in late April.
Before Republicans met Tuesday morning to consider their version of the measure, Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee came out swinging.
“House Republicans are continuing their war on women by holding the VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) hostage,” said New York Rep. Jerry Nadler.