Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 35 Senate Democrats submitted a comment to Secretary DeVos urging her to rescind her proposed Title IX rule, listen to students and survivors of sexual assault, and draft a rule that truly addresses the epidemic of sexual assault in our K-12 schools and colleges and universities. Since Secretary DeVos announced her proposed rule, students, survivors, advocates, and colleges around the country have fiercely opposed her proposal, which would weaken protections for students and allow schools to shirk their responsibility to keep students safe.
In addition to Senator Murray, the letter was signed by Senators Blumenthal (D-CT), Casey (D-PA), Feinstein (D-CA), Hassan (D-NH), Stabenow (D-MI), Hirono (D-HI), Baldwin (D-WI), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Cardin (D-MD), Smith (D-MN), Shaheen (D-NH), Kaine (D-VA), Klobuchar (D-MN), Markey (D-MA), Merkley (D-OR), Sanders (I-VT), Schatz (D-HI), Booker (D-NJ), Cantwell (D-WA), Wyden (D-OR), Bennet (D-CO), Van Hollen (D-MD), Duckworth (D-IL), Harris (D-CA), Schumer (D-NY), Rosen (D-NV), Brown (D-OH), Gillibrand (D-NY), Warren (D-MA), Reed (D-RI), Murphy (D-CT), Durbin (D-IL), Menendez (D-NJ), Warner (D-VA), and Peters (D-MI).