Biden spotlights 30th anniversary of Violence Against Women Act as his presidency enters final stages
Source: CNN Politics
Updated 8:09 PM EDT, Thu September 12, 2024
President Joe Biden continues to cement his political legacy during his final months in office, marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the White House on Thursday.
Highlighting the landmark legislation he shepherded as a US senator, the president hosted survivors, advocates, former staffers and allies at an event celebrating the legislation on the South Lawn of the White House. The Biden administration also is rolling out new measures to combat gender-based violence to coincide with the legislation’s anniversary, administration officials said.
In an op-ed publishing Thursday, the president hailed the “tremendous progress” made thanks to the legislation over the past 30 years and emphasized how the measure eased the stigma around domestic violence.
“Back then, society largely turned a blind eye, dismissed cries for help, or blamed the victims. It was wrong,” Biden wrote in the op-ed Thursday. “I have long believed that ending violence against women requires a wholesale cultural change – one that brought this hidden epidemic out from the shadows.”
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Link to White House PROCLAMATION - Proclamation on the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
Link to White House FACT SHEET - FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence
Link to President Joe Biden's Op-Ed in Glamour magazine - President Joe Biden: Why My Fight Against Domestic Violence is So Personal
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