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On the recordJuly 28, 2020
So as we said last night, to get a real fulsome evaluation would require separating out the women so they could talk with a sense of ability to talk freely without having it create retaliatory actions.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier emphasizes the need for gender-specific sessions for honest discussions on harassment.

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