Sherrod Brown: Crack down on domestic violence
The Record Herald – With more than 38,000 reported incidents of domestic violence in Ohio last year and 169 incidents in Fayette County, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called for passage of “tough legislation” on Wednesday that would help crack down on domestic violence and abuse.
The legislation, which was recently passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 10-8, would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and provide essential resources to state and local law enforcement to investigate and prosecute domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
