Washington, D.C. — Iowa Senator Joni Ernst appeared with colleagues from both parties Wednesday to introduced the bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Ernst says it is something she has been working on for more than three years.
Ernst says the bill brings survivors the help they need, particularly in rural areas.
Ernst says the bill not only helps survivors, but it also looks to prevent sexual assault.
Democrat Senators Dianne Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin of Illinois, who are on the Senate Judiciary Committee, were among those joining Ernst.
The Violence Against Women Act expired in 2018 and Ernst has been working with Feinstein and others since then to get it reauthorized.
