Virginia's junior Senator likes to boast about his record on women's issues. "What record?", you might ask. That's what I have been asking myself. Sen. Allen made life plenty difficult with his "welfare reform" that hurt many low-income women who had to scramble for daycare they couldn't afford. I have nothing against welfare reform, as long as it is implemented fairly, with proper assistance for childcare. What is a woman with children to do when she works multiple jobs because one job does not pay enough to feed her family AND pay for childcare?
We deserve a Senator who will represent Virginia women. We must send Jim Webb to the Senate! Here are ten reasons why we must work as hard as we can from now until E-Day.
TOP 10 REASONS GEORGE ALLEN DOES NOT REPRESENT VIRGINIA WOMEN10. Allen opposes health benefits for women. Allen has co-sponsored attempts to make it more difficult for low-income women to access family planning assistance under the Title X program.
9. Allen voted against protecting single mothers from housing discrimination. Allen voted against a law that prohibited discrimination based on the tenantGÇÖs GÇ£parenthood or handicapGÇ¥GÇöa law which would have protected single mothers and persons with disabilities from housing discrimination [HB 645, Passed House 90-8, 2/12/1984]
8. Allen opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1991. As a Congressional candidate and Congressman, Allen announced that he opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which provided greater access to the courts to fight employment discrimination based on race, gender and other bias. [Virginian-Pilot, 11/1/2000]
7. Allen voted against the creation of the Human Rights Council in Fairfax County. Allen voted against a bill that would allow Fairfax County to establish a Human Rights Council to "prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, credit, and education on the basis of race, color religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or disability".
6. Allen proposed $100 million in cuts to public education. Allen also vetoed legislation to reduce class sizes and was the only governor in the nation to refuse Goals 2000 funding for two years in a row. He also proposed cuts to VirginiaGÇÖs state colleges and universitiesGÇöspecifically targeting VirginiaGÇÖs historically black colleges for disproportionate cuts.
5. Allen voted against funding for summer school programs. Allen voted against an effort to add $150 million to help communities operate summer school programs.
4. Allen tried to cut funding for child health programs. In the 1995 budget, Allen proposed $7.4 million in cuts for general relief for unemployed and low-income individuals and $2.1 million in cuts for services to low-income
families through community Action Agencies.3. Allen votes in lock-step with George Bush. Allen voted for the war in Iraq and with George Bush 97% of the time.
2. Allen voted against raising the minimum wage FOUR TIMES. Instead of raising minimum wage for Virginia families, Allen voted four times to give himself a raise since he has been in the Senate. [Vote 179, 5/21/06; HR 3058, Vote 257, 10/19/05; Vote 26, 3/7/05; Virginian-Pilot, 1/5/00; Vote 406, HR 2989, 10/23/03; CQ, Vote 242; HR 5005, 11/13/02; AP, 11/13/02; Vote 360; Amdt. 2349, 12/7/01; AP 12/7/01; Vote 264, 10/20/05]
1. Allen voted against the Family and Medical Leave Act THREE TIMES and voted against expanding it to cover victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Allen voted against allowing workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn or sick relative and against allowing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to take leave from work for up to 30 days. [HR 1997, Vote #82, 3/25/04]
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There was an action group and I cannot find the link right now, but I know this is on the rise and the EEOC isn't doing anything.