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Before leaving office, Rep. Bob Goodlatte blocked a bill intended to help abused Native American wom
Source: Washington Post
Before leaving office, Rep. Bob Goodlatte blocked a bill intended to help abused Native American women
By Jenna Portnoy and Felicia Sonmez December 27 at 3:53 PM
In one of his final acts before leaving office next week, Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) blocked a bill intended to improve the federal government’s response to violence against Native American women.
A spat between the congressman, whose district is home to the largest Indian tribe in Virginia, and the bill’s sponsor, outgoing Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D.-N.D.), has played out publicly over the last week.
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With the House adjourned until further notice, it appears unlikely that Heitkamp’s measure, known as Savanna’s Act, will receive a vote before the new session of Congress begins on Jan. 3.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has said she would reintroduce it then.
“It’s disappointing that one Republican member of Congress blocked Savanna’s Act from passing this year,” Heitkamp said in a statement. “But fortunately, Rep. Goodlatte won’t be around to block it in the new Congress.”
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By Jenna Portnoy and Felicia Sonmez December 27 at 3:53 PM
In one of his final acts before leaving office next week, Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) blocked a bill intended to improve the federal government’s response to violence against Native American women.
A spat between the congressman, whose district is home to the largest Indian tribe in Virginia, and the bill’s sponsor, outgoing Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D.-N.D.), has played out publicly over the last week.
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With the House adjourned until further notice, it appears unlikely that Heitkamp’s measure, known as Savanna’s Act, will receive a vote before the new session of Congress begins on Jan. 3.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has said she would reintroduce it then.
“It’s disappointing that one Republican member of Congress blocked Savanna’s Act from passing this year,” Heitkamp said in a statement. “But fortunately, Rep. Goodlatte won’t be around to block it in the new Congress.”
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/before-leaving-office-rep-bob-goodlatte-blocked-a-bill-intended-to-help-abused-native-american-women/2018/12/27/f4872d50-09f3-11e9-85b6-41c0fe0c5b8f_story.html