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Senate Votes to Cut Off Defense Contractors That Try to Cover Up Rape

October 8, 2009 - by Donny Shaw

Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] passed his first amendment by roll call on Tuesday to restrict funding to contractors that block their employees from pressing criminal charges for on-the-job sexual assaults. Thirty Republicans voted against the amendment citing opposition from a host of business interests.

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