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Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 7, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. JEFFRIES. Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished chair of the House Judiciary Committee for yielding and for his leadership. I thank my good friend and colleague Representative Cheri Bustos for her leadership.

The people of America, the women of America have a right to be free of sexual harassment. The women of America have a right to be free of sexual assault. The women of America have a right to be free of a hostile work environment. They deserve their day in court.

The process and practice of forced arbitration undermines these rights without providing an adequate remedy. The American people are being hoodwinked. The American people are being bamboozled. The American people are being led astray by forced arbitration.

This practice of forced arbitration is unfair, unjust, unacceptable, unconscionable, and un-American.

H.R. 4445 will make it unlawful.

I urge strong support for this legislation so that liberty and justice for all can prevail.

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