Harley Rouda: “I appreciate the gentleman's comments. As I mentioned early, when you look at 25 percent of the female student body…”

“I appreciate the gentleman's comments. As I mentioned early, when you look at 25 percent of the female student body experiencing sexual assault on campus, and only 10 percent feeling comfortable to come forward and report, that 90 percent of them that do not feel that they have an avenue that they are comfortable with to share their story and seek justice, this is an opportunity to do just that. There is no evidence that suggests those universities that have already provided restorative justice have seen a decline in actual reports. As such, I think this is a program that provides exactly what was laid out in the amendment and should have bipartisan support. I reserve the balance of my time.”