Republican attorneys general in three states have refused to sign onto a letter encouraging Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Virginia’s Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, Alaska’s Michael Geraghty, and Alabama’s Luther Strange have declined to sign the letter penned by the National Association of Attorneys General in support of VAWA. The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 (S. 1925) has 61 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate.

AAUW identified VAWA reauthorization — and the inclusion of protections for students on campuses — as a key priority in our 2011–12 Federal Policy Agenda. In addition, in 2011 a coalition of women’s rights organizations, including AAUW, highlighted VAWA in as one of the top 10 historic advances for women’s lives that are now at risk.

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