Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, colleagues, push for more federal funding to investigate college sexual...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, colleagues, push for more federal funding to investigate college sexual assaults
CELESTE KATZ
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand continued her push Monday to change the way the U.S. treats sexual misconduct, releasing a letter co-signed by Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill and 12 colleagues that calls for a boost in funding to investigate assaults at colleges.
“When our young people go on to higher education, it should be an opportunity to learn, grow, pursue their dreams and prepare for their future careers, But the price of a college education should not include a 1 in 5 chance of being sexually assaulted,” Gillibrand said after joining college assault survivors at a Manhattan news conference
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