Feminist News Digest | Week of March 15-March 19

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ON THE HILL
House Votes to Remove Arbitrary Timeline on the ERA and Reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act [[link removed]]
The House of Representatives voted 222-204 to remove the arbitrary timeline on the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday.


POLITICS | ON THE HILL
Deb Haaland Confirmed Becoming First Indigenous Secretary of the Interior [[link removed]]
This week, in a 51-40 vote, the Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland as the first Native American secretary of the interior, putting her at the helm of a federal agency that oversees natural resources, public land, and tribal affairs.


ABORTION | CLINICS
Anti-Abortion Extremist Sentenced to Prison for Health Insurance Fraud [[link removed]]
On February 23, Jeffrey White and his son Nicholas White were sentenced to prison and subsequent supervised release. The two men conspired to defraud health care plans under the Affordable Care Act, enrolling individuals in ACA plans in states where they did not live. They created fake leases and cell phone numbers for these individuals. Jeffrey was sentenced to three years in prison and three subsequent years of supervised release, and Nicholas received a lesser sentence of thirteen months in prison and three years of supervised release.



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