Wyden Joins Bipartisan Push to Pass Bill to Combat Campus Sexual Assault

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U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., today were joined by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and survivors of sexual assault to urge the Senate to pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.

This bipartisan legislation would ensure campus sexual assault cases are handled with professionalism and fairness to better protect and empower students, and would provide colleges and universities with incentives to solve the problem of sexual assault on their campuses.

"Ensuring the most basic protection -- safety -- for young people trying to get an education ought to be foremost in our minds," Wyden said. "I'm proud to be one of the bipartisan supporters of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to work to make sure that never again will survivors have to stand alone."

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