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Weekly Wrap Up: “No one should go broke just because they get sick”
Posted by on September 27, 2013 at 6:16 PM EDTWeekly Wrap Up: Talking Health Care, United Nations General Assembly, Memorial Service for Victims of the Navy Yard Shooting, and Vice President Biden Travels to Colorado.
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Investing In Women and Girls Is An Investment In Our Future
Posted by on September 26, 2013 at 2:31 PM EDTValerie Jarrett discusses her recent trip to New York City for the UN General Assembly, during which she attended Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women Dinner, where she met a number of the program's new graduates and participants.
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President Obama at the Memorial Service for Victims of the Navy Yard Shooting: “We Can’t Accept This”
Posted by on September 23, 2013 at 11:23 AM EDTOn Sunday, President Obama spoke at a memorial service to honor the victims of the Navy Yard shooting, and to thank first responders for their work. President Obama also spoke about the need to prevent future tragedies like the one at the Navy Yard, reiterating that we cannot become complacent. “We can’t accept this,” he stated.
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Ending Violence Against Women: 19 Years of Progress
Posted by on September 13, 2013 at 1:32 PM EDTToday marks the 19th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The initial VAWA legislation focused on changing law enforcement practices, improving the criminal justice system, and increasing access to shelters and services for victims. VAWA strengthened the federal criminal code, creating interstate crimes of domestic violence and doubling penalties for repeat sex offenders.
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Health, Innovation and the Promise of VAWA 2013 in Indian Country
Posted by on September 6, 2013 at 6:30 PM EDTBecause of the successful 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which President Obama signed into law on March 7, 2013, tribal courts and law enforcement will soon be able to exercise the sovereign power to investigate, prosecute, convict, and sentence those who commit acts of domestic violence or dating violence or violate certain protection orders in Indian country, regardless of the defendant’s Indian or non-Indian status.
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Addressing the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities
Posted by on September 6, 2013 at 3:15 PM EDTA report from the President’s Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities charts a path forward to improve collaboration among agencies by leveraging federal resources in support of the health and wellbeing of women and girls, particularly those living with or at high-risk for HIV/AIDS and violence
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Vice President Biden Swears in ATF Director, Announces Two New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Posted by on August 29, 2013 at 2:52 PM EDTVice President Biden swears in B. Todd Jones as the first permanent Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in seven years, and announces two new executive actions that build on the comprehensive gun violence reduction plan he and the President laid out on January 16, 2013
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Living in Chardhi Kala: One Year after the Shooting in Oak Creek
Posted by on August 6, 2013 at 7:51 PM EDTOne year ago, a lone gunman entered a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and senselessly murdered six worshippers and seriously injured several others, including Police Lieutenant Brian Murphy, who was shot 12 times at close range while attempting to save others.
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Caring for India's Women and Children
Posted by on July 24, 2013 at 10:42 AM EDTDr. Biden visited The Dilaasa Crisis Intervention Department for Women in Bandra -- an area in Mumbai and recounts her experience.
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Vice President Biden: The Fight to Reduce Gun Violence Is Far From Over
Posted by on June 19, 2013 at 10:45 AM EDTAlthough a minority of the Senate voted down common-sense legislation to reduce gun violence, President Obama is continuing to make progress. Of the 23 executive actions the President announced as part of his plan to keep our kids and communities safer, the Administration has completed or made significant progress on 21 of 23 executive actions.
