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On the recordJune 4, 2018
I can say unequivocally that the lives of survivors of sexual assault are of the utmost importance and I am certainly appalled by what happened, like every American, and we're also appalled by how the complaints were handled once they were made as well as the inexcusable delay in some of those responses.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the importance of survivor lives and criticizes the handling of complaints.

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