Monday, March 11, 2013

Sen. Cornyn Takes Credit For Anti-Rape Law He Voted Against

Sen. Cornyn Takes Credit For Anti-Rape Law He Voted Against: Shortly after President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization into law, Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) released a glowing press release claiming that a “Cornyn bill” to “eliminate nationwide rape kit backlog” was signed into law. The so-called “Cornyn bill” is the SAFER Act, which was incorporated into the VAWA renewal, [...]/p