SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher’s Statement on Passage of Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in House Omnibus Spending Bill

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher released the following statement applauding the passage today of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in the House omnibus spending bill: 

"On behalf of SAG-AFTRA and personally as a victim and survivor of a violent crime, I want to applaud the passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act in the omnibus spending bill today.

Brava to our members of the House for understanding the necessity to protect women and to continue to push the needle toward a more female-friendly culture.

I encourage the Senate to please keep the momentum by acting quickly to pass this critical legislation.

American women deserve these protections as well as an understanding and compassionate Congress!"

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SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.