Cornyns step forward protecting women thwarted
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Democrats are wrong to stymie a bill upon which there is otherwise bipartisan agreement. Cornyns bill is a step forward not backward in advocacy for women.
- WASHINGTON POST: The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) with an impressive bipartisan roster of co-sponsors would strengthen the ability of law enforcement authorities to go after those who purchase sex from someone who has been trafficked and would direct criminal fines paid by perpetrators into a fund to help victims. (Remember the Children" Washington Post 3/15/2015)
- CALLER-TIMES: In the Cornyn bill the Hyde amendments application is distinct in that the funding is from fines not taxes and the authorization is for five years rather than one…The funding source still is federal and Hyde Amendment approvals are routine." (Anti-trafficking bill is nothing to bicker about" Corpus Christi Caller Times 3/17 2015)
- BALTIMORE SUN: But Senate Democrats cant allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good the legislation provides law enforcement across the country additional resources to combat human trafficking and collects funds to compensate victims." (Another Senate Stalemate?" Baltimore Sun 3/16/2015)
- WASHINGTON POST: The question is whether the senators who want to accomplish something can overcome the advocacy groups and politicians who would rather use this controversy as one more opportunity to raise funds and sharpen divisions." (Remember the Children" Washington Post 3/15/2015)
