Article is taken from U.S. News and World Report, Sept 9, 2014
Ray Rice Is a Reminder Why Congress Passed the Violence Against Women Act
"Twenty years after Congress passed the monumental Violence Against
Women Act legislation, empowering advocates for abused women, the nation
once again found itself with a painful reminder of the problem Congress
tried to address. Monday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told
the press, "Hitting a woman is not something a real man does" in
response to a high-profile case of domestic violence involving NFL
player Ray Rice. The next morning, President Barack Obama issued a
proclamation celebrating the passage of VAWA, and the strides the
country has made in combating domestic violence since." Click here for entire article.
