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ORLANDO, Fla. -- One week after feminist activists privately scolded Al Gore for not getting his message out on domestic violence, the Democratic presidential candidate pressed Congress to break a yearlong stalemate and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which provides funds to shelters for battered women.
"This is the time to intensify our efforts with the goal of eliminating violence in the home in any form," Gore said in a statement e-mailed without fanfare from his White House staff as he campaigned in Florida.
"That is why I am pledging to work with Congress to reauthorize the important VAWA legislation," the vice president said.
