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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMay 16, 2017
Skilled women and men are abandoning the military in response to a persistent plague of harassment, assault, and degradation.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Highlights issues of harassment contributing to military personnel leaving.

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