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On the recordMay 1, 2017
Words alone are just words. If we have any hope of stamping out the systemic issue of sexual assault in our ranks, the tone must be set at the academies.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Speier stresses the need for action over rhetoric in combating sexual assault.

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