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Mazie Hirono: I started asking these questions about sexual harassment because it is so hard to hold lifetime appointees to the…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I started asking these questions about sexual harassment because it is so hard to hold lifetime appointees to the Federal bench accountable, and because I did not want the #MeToo movement to be swept under the rug.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono emphasizes the importance of accountability for lifetime judicial appointees regarding sexual harassment.

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