Newhouse objects to domestic violence bill on religious liberty, tribal jurisdiction grounds
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse said he could not support an anti-
domestic violence bill because of what he considered infringements on constitutional rights by Democrats.
Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, joined all but 29 Republicans in voting against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, the second time in as many years he has done so. Newhouse, who has co-sponsored legislation addressing missing and murdered indigenous women, said he supports bipartisan approaches to domestic violence.
“Far-left Democrats once again put politics over people by refusing to work with Republicans and inserting new provisions that raised serious constitutional due process concerns,” Newhouse said in an emailed statement from his office Friday afternoon. “I could not support this revised, partisan version of VAWA.”
His concerns focused on allowing tribal courts to try non-tribal-citizens on domestic violence charges, as well as requiring faith-based shelters and crisis centers to accept all people, regardless of the organization’s beliefs.
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