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Janelle Bynum: “I believe we're not doing enough to help victims in the…”

Featuring: Janelle Bynum, Democratic | U.S. House, Oregon, District 5

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Janelle Bynum Votes No for Extending Civil Statute of Limitations for Rape

Published | Video Starts at 00:15

I wanted to explain my no vote on the bill in committee, and my no vote today is not to wage a protest or anything like that. It is simply that I believe we're not doing enough to help victims in the first place. and it makes it hard for people to come and provide data and the memory of their experience. And so I think we're doing people an injustice by extending the amount of time on the other side. (00:15–00:20)

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Asserts that current efforts to help victims are insufficient.

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