Monday, October 26, 2009
Republicans Oppose Franken on Rape Legislation
by: Mary Susan Littlepage
After Minnesota Sen. Al Franken's amendment to the 2010 defense appropriations bill passed by a 68-30 vote, rape victim Jamie Leigh Jones thanked Franken and said, "It means the world to me." That's because the amendment calls for withholding defense contracts from companies like KBR (a former Halliburton subsidiary) if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court. (read more)
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Halliburton,
rape
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