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House Votes Down GOP’s VAWA

by Sahil Kapur

02.28.13 | 6:41 am

As expected, the Republican-led House on Thurday voted 166-257 to nix the GOP’s Violence Against Women Act alternative.

A vote on the Senate-passed VAWA is next.

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Sahil Kapur Sahil Kapur is TPM's senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent. His articles have been published in the Huffington Post, The Guardian and The New Republic. Email him at sahil@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow him on Twitter at @sahilkapur.

House Votes Down GOP’s VAWA

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