{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://gwenmoore.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=927", "Gwen Moore Supports Victims of Abuse, Introduces Domestic Violence Criminal Disarmament Act", "2013-11-20", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Gwen Moore", "M001160", "gwenmoore.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "By KATE NOCERA | 5/16/12 3:08 PM EDT\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tRep. Gwen Moore spoke forcefully against the House version of the Violence Against Woman Act and openly talked about her own experience as a victim of violence and sexual assault.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tMoore sponsored the Democratic version of the bill, the twin to the Senate\u2019s re-authorization.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cAs a member of this body and a survivor of sexual assault\u2026I can tell you it\u2019s traumatic to be here today and to find my colleagues not taking the recommended updates that people who work with domestic violence victims have put in front of them as best practices,\u201d Moore said at a press conference to denounce the Republican bill.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tMoore then went on to describe a \u00a0personal experience to highlight why she felt the Republican version VAWA didn\u2019t go far enough.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cI took a ride with a guy I thought was a friend\u2026and he decided to take a detour behind some buildings to rape me and choke me almost to death. I went to the hospital, was examined, they could see I had been raped. When we got to court I was on trial\u2026what I wore that night was on trial and he was found not guilty,\u201d Moore said. \u00a0\u201cThis was 20 years before had the Violence Against Women Act, before we gave law enforcement to the tools to know what the circumstances are. As a woman of color I am particularly aggrieved this bill ignores the circumstances of women who are minorities.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tMoore, along with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders, argued that the Republican\u2019s version of VAWA is watered down and rolls back protections for groups like immigrant and LGBT communities.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tPelosi reiterated that the Senate\u2019s bill passed with bipartisan support.\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cWe\u2019ve come together [twice before] to re-authorize and strengthen this law. This year our colleagues in the Senate acted similarly, passing a strong bill with strong bipartisan support,\u201d Pelosi said. \u201cA sharp contrast to the Senate bill, the House Republicans have brought to the floor a controversial bill that would weaken protections we\u2019ve given to those who suffer domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking\u2026All people deserve to be protected from domestic violence, there should be no exceptions.\u201d\r\n\r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tTo view this article online, please click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://gwenmoore.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=927"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6009951941668987, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}