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On the recordJune 6, 2017
I think that in this area prevention is really important so there are any number of things that you can do, but a large part of prevention is that people need to know when their rights are being infringed upon and that there are very clear steps that can be taken.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Emphasizes the importance of prevention and awareness in addressing sexual harassment.

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