Winfrey asked her viewers Monday to call and write the Senate to demand their support for the legislation, sponsored by Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden (Del.).
Winfrey, herself a victim of sexual abuse, has asked viewers to sign and send a letter posted on her website calling for action on the bill.
Winfrey’s show is the top recipient of campaign advertisements after the leading news programs.
Coburn initially blocked it because it would have authorized nearly a billion dollars over eight years to fund a law enforcement crackdown on child exploitation. Coburn has insisted that new government programs be offset with spending cuts, a budget-saving device Biden’s bill lacked....
20 months ago: In this Tuesday, Jan. 2 2007 file photo, U.S. talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, second left, and students are seen during the opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in the small town of Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. A dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been suspended amid allegations of serious misconduct, The Star newspaper reported Friday Oct. 19, 2007. South Africa's Child Protection Services have been notified and U.S. and South African private detectives have been engaged to investigate the allegations, the newspaper quoted the school's CEO John Samuel as saying.
