Byrd Champions Funding Increases for Domestic Violence Programs

Victims and their advocates from West Virginia and across the country praised the great leadership of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-WV. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee of which the Senator is Chairman, and its Subcommittee the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), approved $415 million in funding for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and $635 million in funding for the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).... Byrd Champions Funding Increases for Domestic Violence Programs - Huntington News Network