Vice President Joe Biden
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden plans to travel to Denver on Friday for “an event on domestic violence,” according to administration officials.
No other details were immediately available, but the Biden visit is timely for several reasons. Not only has the scourge of domestic abuse been recently because of the actions of football player Ray Rice, but this month marks the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, which in the U.S. Senate.
“We know there is still more to do, but years of struggle and progress have spurred a national understanding that you can’t talk about human rights and human dignity without talking about the right of every woman on this planet to be free from violence and free from fear,” Biden wrote in a .
There’s the potential for politics as well. In his re-election bid, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado has focused much of his energy on winning the support of women voters, who are against Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner. So anything the White House can do to draw attention to an issue important to female voters likely would be welcomed by the Udall campaign.
