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On the recordMay 1, 2017
The message has to change. I mean, I think part of what we need to train everyone is that most of those who file reports are telling the truth.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Stressing the need for a cultural shift in how sexual assault reports are perceived.

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