Joe Biden praises former Senator Bob Packwood at a women 's event in Washington . Packwood resigned infamously amid allegations of sexual harassment in 1995 . He supported the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 . Biden , a former senator who authored the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 , was listing women 's issues at the center of congressional fights between Republicans and Democrats . Packwood had been known for pro - choice stance and had support from feminist ##s .
Joe Biden praises former Senator Bob Packwood at a women 's event in Washington . Packwood resigned infamously amid allegations of sexual harassment in 1995 . He supported the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 . Packwood had been known for pro - choice stance and had support from feminist ##s .