Kirsten Gillibrand Q&A: ‘I’m not going away’

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'DS: You've dropped the '1 in 5 college women raped' statistic from your website, which some say is proof this isn't as big an issue as you make it out. How do you respond?

KG: Well, we may not know what the actual rate is, but we know it is prevalent, and we know it's real. And so if somebody wants to hide behind not having the right statistic, they're actually denying that problem that really does exist. And these men and women who tell their stories — they are horrific. And it is happening all across all campuses, whether it's a small school, a big school, private or public. And I think those who deny this is an issue are just wrong. And the power of these individual stories will overcome them.'