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On the recordMarch 11, 2024
As a survivor of intra-family childhood sexual abuse myself, I must say, I really do look forward to a day where families and children do not have to weaponize and relive their trauma in order to compel action from their government.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the need for government action without reliving trauma.

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