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    Reimagining Public Safety in the COVID-19 Era

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  2. LIVE NOW: Tune in as holds a hearing into the changes in crime rates across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic and how directly funding our communities can help prevent crime and gun violence, as well as foster engagement and build robust communities.

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  3. WATCH LIVE: will examine effective strategies to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and how the federal government can best support and enhance local initiatives to improve public safety.

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  4. BREAKING: Moments ago, the Senate PASSED the Emmett Till . We have finally completed the work of George Henry White, Ida B. Wells, and others, by explicitly designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law.

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  5. TOMORROW: will examine how the Federal government can more effectively assist state and local leaders to address violent crime and invest in community safety.

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  6. Mar 4

    I was thrilled to see sign our bipartisan bill to for sexual abuse into law. In a hearing in Nov., heard firsthand about the devastating effects of forced arbitration. I am proud to have helped get this done.

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  7. Mar 3

    The Biden administration is designating Ukraine for . Earlier this week, I joined my colleagues in sending a letter to calling for immigration relief for Ukrainians in the US. I am glad to see the administration take this vital action.

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  8. 🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: has signed into law legislation to . For far too long, forced arbitration clauses have robbed survivors of sexual violence and sexual harassment of their voice. Today, survivors no longer need to suffer in silence.

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  9. Mar 3

    Proud to be at the with these strong women who had the courage to testify in and share their stories. Today, they get to be here to see Biden for sexual assault and harassment!

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  11. Glad to be alongside my comadre, , to witness sign Bustos’ Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act into law. We are so happy! – At The White House

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  12. Mar 3

    As a member of we voted to practices which silence survivors and protect abusers in American workplaces. Today will sign this legislation into law and protect employees across Florida.

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  13. Mar 3

    Today, will sign 's legislation to into law to ensure that hidden fine print will no longer determine whether a sexual abuse survivor is allowed to seek justice or tell their story.

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  14. Forced arbitration clauses deny survivors their day in court and shield abusers in the shadows. Today, when signs the Ending Forced Arbitration Act, we will make sure survivors’ voices can finally be heard.

    Text: With the signing of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act, survivors will be able to seek justice in the courtroom.
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  15. Mar 3

    NEWS: After working on my bill to for FIVE years, today is the day Biden signs it into law! 
Called the most significant employment law reform this century, this bill expands sexual assault survivors' right to sue their abuser in court.

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  16. Today, Biden will sign legislation to into law. I was proud to vote for 's bill to ensure that hidden fine print will no longer determine whether a sexual abuse survivor is allowed to seek justice or tell their story.

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  17. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to testify on the discrimination and civil rights violations that affected Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians in America following 9/11. I appreciate the opportunity to share my perspective on this critically important issue in .

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  18. Mar 2

    Today, I was proud to join and my colleagues for the enrollment of the bipartisan “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.” I look forward to signing this long-overdue bill into law.

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  19. This week temporarily blocked the CROWN Act, which ends race-based hair discrimination. We will bring this bill up again in the coming weeks. No one should be discriminated against because of their natural hair.

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  20. Mar 2

    Judge Jackson is a proven consensus builder, an accomplished lawyer, and a distinguished jurist. She deserves to be confirmed as the next justice of the Supreme Court.

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