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Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice stated on April 08, 2016 in a fund-raising letter from female supporters:

Austin’s Stop Abuse for Everyone has seen in its offices "sexual assault survivors that report being attacked by their ridesharing drivers, at a rate of one per month."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 15, 2016

Donald Trump stated on January 19, 2019 in a speech:

"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."

By Miriam Valverde• January 25, 2019

Beto O'Rourke stated on June 27, 2022 in an Instagram post:

"Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly half."

By Nusaiba Mizan• August 9, 2022

Jodie Laubenberg stated on June 23, 2013 in Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.:

Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.

By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2013

Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 23, 2021 in an interview with WNYC:

“We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.”

By Landon Allison, Cassidey Kavathas• March 25, 2021

Byron Brown stated on September 26, 2021 in a speech:

“My opponent’s plan for people who commit sexual assault, sexual predators, is no jail time.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 14, 2021

Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 05, 2014 in a campaign news release:

"As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000" in a "shady" land deal "from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution."

By Dave Umhoefer• October 15, 2014

Rebuilding America Now stated on June 23, 2016 in an advertisement against Hillary Clinton:

Says Hillary Clinton "savaged" the dignity of people who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment or assault "and shamed them."

By Neelesh Moorthy• July 6, 2016

EMILY's List stated on December 31, 2015 in a fundraising email:

As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape."

By Alan Gathright• February 3, 2016

Ro Khanna stated on April 19, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Most of our taxes are spent on the so-called ‘War on Terror.’"

By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2018

Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Most Americans don’t own stocks."

By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018

Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"Washington Heidi supports sanctuary cities, where illegal immigrants can be released on our streets, like this criminal, who was let go and then sexually assaulted a child."

By Manuela Tobias• October 19, 2018

Gwen Moore stated on August 03, 2021 in Twitter:

“324,000 pregnant people experience domestic violence during their pregnancy.”

By Madeline Heim• August 13, 2021

Republican Governors Association stated on June 24, 2024 in a campaign advertisement:

“On (Josh) Stein’s watch, rapes in North Carolina are up 53%.”

By Paul Specht• September 17, 2024

Instagram posts stated on October 02, 2024 in Instagram posts:

Vice President Kamala Harris' comments in Augusta, Georgia, show the Biden administration is offering Hurricane Helene victims only $750 in relief.

By Loreben Tuquero• October 4, 2024

Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“New York Times editor admits Biden sexual assault story was censored at behest of Biden campaign.”

By Tom Kertscher• May 4, 2020

Ro Khanna stated on February 20, 2025 in a TikTok video:

“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”

By Suz Redfearn• March 18, 2025

Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad:

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."

By Riley Snyder• September 28, 2016

Jeff Merkley stated on February 07, 2013 in a press call :

Says, "Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent."

By Charles Pope• February 11, 2013

Mike Bost stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals."

By Stephen Koff• November 5, 2018

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