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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
If 8 out of 10 victims stay mum because they don't believe justice is possible or they fear retaliation, we are failing 8 out of 10, clearly.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand highlights the failure to support the majority of victims.

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