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Article: Senator Harkin Champions Increases to Fund Desperately Needed Services For Domestic Violence Victims
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- U.S. Newswire
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- July 9, 2008
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: Cheryl ODonnell of the National Network to End Domestic
Violence, +1-202-543-5566 ext. 124, codonnell@nnedv.org
WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advocates from
across the country and Iowa recognize Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA),
Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and
Related Agencies (LHHS) Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate
Appropriations Committee, for his efforts toward increasing FY '09
funding to the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
The LHHS bill passed by U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee last
week is seen as a sign of hope for the many domestic violence
programs struggling to meet the growing demand for ...