House Republicans are also taking criticism for failing to reauthorize the landmark Violence Against Women Act. A version passed by the Senate last year extended domestic violence protections to 30 million undocumented immigrants, LGBT people and Native American women. But House Republicans opposed the extensions and passed their own version. Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray blasted House leaders for failing to adopt the Senate bill, saying, “This seems to be how House Republican leadership operates. No matter how broad the bipartisan support, no matter who gets hurt in the process, the politics of the right wing of their party always comes first.”