Biden launched this crusade in 1990. [Finally, in 1994], when President Clinton inked the legislation into law, the Democratic majority leader said that Biden was "the one person most responsible for passage of this bill."
It had taken more than four years, but Biden stuck with it. The most important legacy of the VAWA, is that it helped change the culture about the way we think about these issues, whether it was sexual harassment, physical harassment, sexual assault, or violence in families.
Biden's work did not stop with VAWA. He would spend the next 25 years working to further change that culture, spreading awareness about sexual assault, and how it was not just a "women's issue," but one that needs to be owned by the men too.
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| 2020 Presidential contenders on Families & Children: | |||
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Republicans:
Gov.John Kasich(OH) V.P.Mike Pence(IN) Pres.Donald Trump(NY) Gov.Bill Weld(MA) |
Democrats:
V.P.Joe Biden(DE) Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT) Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA) 2020 Third Party Candidates: Howard Schultz(I-WA) | ||
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