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Melancon hits at Vitter's rape amendment vote
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 27, 2009 09:45am |
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| Author | Jordan Fabian |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.) on Monday hit at his campaign opponent Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) for his vote against an amendment earlier this month that will bar federal funds from going to companies that require arbitration for victims of sexual assault.
Democrats criticized Republicans who voted against the bill this month for being callous towards sexual assault victims. Republicans who voted against the measure slammed it as overreaching and as a political attack on Halliburton, which does not allow its employees to take sexual harassment cases to court.
"I'm glad the Senate passed this amendment overwhelmingly and with bipartisan support. But I am shocked that David Vitter voted against it," said Melancon in a release. "David Vitter has refused to explain why he voted to allow taxpayer-funded companies to sweep rape charges under the rug. We can only guess what his reasons were." |
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