Complaints. She made the comments at George Mason University law school in virginia. [applause] sec. Devos thank you for the opportunity to be here. Thank you for making time to be here during this is a day of classes. Its a great honor for me to be here today to address the very important topic. Earlier this year marked the ath anniversary of title ix, landmark legislation passed by congress that seeks to ensure person in theno United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded, the night the benefits of, or be subject to dissemination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The amendment to the Higher Education act was proposed by democrat senator birch by, signed into law by republican president richard nixon, and it later renamed for congresswoman cafe makes herself a victim of Racial Discrimination as a japaneseamerican. Her law shaped the environment. Title ix helped make clear that educational institutions have a responsibility to protect every s
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Betsy devos, it was billed as a major policy address. She was addressing Campus Sexual Assault and the rules implemented by the obama illustration. Did you get a chance to see that or read what she had to say . Guest i certainly read it. To say i was disappointed or upset is an understatement. And sheines the problem talks about one in five women are victims of Sexual Assault or survivors of it. Mentions it happens to men and women, although 6 to mond, still sick t men, still significant. She goes into this whole speech and it was a failed. And then she describes what she says the guidance is under president obama and Vice President biden, who took personal leadership in this. It is at fault, everything she said was not with the guidance says. She either has a total misunderstanding or misrepresented it. Host lets set the framework for what the Obama Administration did called title ix. That says no person in the United States shall on the basis ofsex be denied the benefits or subjected
Joining us this halfhour is oliver and elinor smeal, cofounder and president of the feminist majority, former president of the National Organization for women. Joining us this morning is agaiy in the aftermath of after a speech by the education secretary, betsy devos at George Mason University near washington. Ddress it was billed as a major policy addressed. She addressed the issue of Campus Sexual Assault and the rules implemented by the Obama Administration. Did you get a chance to see that speech or read what she had to say was work. In guest i certainly read it. To say that was disappointed or upset by it is an understatement. She outlined the problem. She talks about one in five women are victims of Sexual Assault or survivors of it. She also, you know, admits thatg it happens to men and women, although smaller percentage to men, 6 . Then she goes into this whole speech where she says her predecessors tried but it was a failed and then she describes what she says the guidance is
[inaudible] Insurance Market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here with us today. Thank you gentlemen. We know how busy you are. You have come long distances to be here. We appreciate it with the court learning from you. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement to introduce the five governors. Sounds like a singing group. Then senators will have an opportunity to ask witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left a meeting where the governors met with senators [inaudible] our committee, we had 30 senators there similar to yesterday we had state Insurance Commissioners here. Thirtyone senators most [inaudible] the Committee Meet for an hour and then we had 22 of 23 members. For two consecutive days weve had half members of the United States status and focus on a single narrow objective. What can we do in the next couple of weeks . Thats a tall order. The next couple of weeks that the senate, the house c