Claim: "The truth is David Cicilline voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers and abusers of the elderly."
Fact-check: U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says he voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers, when he was a Rhode Island state representative
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: John Hill
Date published: 2012-10-30T00:00:00