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Mazie Hirono: “Those are the women who are actually accessing the system. I have a feeling it might be a higher percentage.”

On the recordApril 20, 2015
Those are the women who are actually accessing the system. I have a feeling it might be a higher percentage.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono speculates that the percentage of women experiencing military sexual trauma is likely higher than reported.

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