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Nydia Velázquez: one in four women and one in two trans individuals in the U.S. has been subject to severe physical violence by an…

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
one in four women and one in two trans individuals in the U.S. has been subject to severe physical violence by an intimate partner.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the prevalence of intimate partner violence and its impact on financial access.

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