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Patty Murray: “Campus sexual assault and violence is a growing national crisis. Depending on the survey that you look at, we know that…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2016
Campus sexual assault and violence is a growing national crisis. Depending on the survey that you look at, we know that at least one in five women are being sexually assaulted while on college campus, and that is the lowest of the estimates out there. That is really appalling and it is unacceptable.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights the alarming rates of campus sexual assault.

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