Washington, March 5 -- Rep. Wasserman Schultz issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) introduced the bipartisan Fair Housing for Survivors Act, a vital legislative framework to help protect far more survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence and sex trafficking from eviction and housing discrimination. They were joined by 43 original cosponsors in the House, and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), will lead this bicameral effort in the Senate.
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides legal protections to trafficking and domestic and sexual violence survivors who live in public or Section 8-based housing. Yet the same eviction and discrimination safeguard...