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Adam Smith: “We are all committed to eradicating sexual assault in our Armed Forces, but first, we have to respect the victim's need…”

On the recordJanuary 22, 2013
We are all committed to eradicating sexual assault in our Armed Forces, but first, we have to respect the victim's need for urgent and sure justice.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Commitment to eradicating sexual assault must also respect victims' rights to justice.

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