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USA Today: Be aware but not informed about military sexual assault

Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) is featured in this article from USA Today:

“These soldiers held positions of trust and were disqualified for a reason but we still don’t know why,” said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., and a member of the House Armed Services Committee. “We know some committed sexual assault and child abuse and that others were busted for driving drunk but we don’t know if they were discharged, retrained or simply transferred

“Where are they? What happened? Until the public and the Congress gets all the facts it’s hard to know whether the Army is truly making great strides to clean up its toxic culture,” Speier said.

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