Kate Puzzi News Today

Today that will make sure what happened to your daughter never happens again? >> well, there is the whistleblower protections that the peace corps had not any protections before that time. also there is a very strict confidentiality clause, and this will help not only people like kate that want to report a crime, but also rape survivors so they can control their information. um, and for us -- jenna: is there accountability though? if someone does not honor this, will the officials in the peace c...

Fact -- and everyone for -- is the fact that its been such a wonderful bipartisan effort. for us, the government has worked in these times. the bill went through in five months which is amazing. it passed man positively -- unanimously in the senate and in the house, and we have just felt support from all directions. i particularly, one of the reasons we wanted to come forward and to come on your show was to thank all of those people that have been touched by kates story and have sent us letters ...

As with all medicare supplement plans, you can keep your own doctor and hospital that accepts medicare, get help paying for what medicare doesnt... and save up to thousands of dollars. call this toll-free number now. jenna: welcome back, everyone. in just a few hours the president will sign the kate puzzi peace corps volunteer protection act into law. its designed to protect whistleblowers and improve the treatment of victims of violence and sexual assault in the peace corps. its actually named ...

Kates mother lois and her brother david is also with us. lois, its so nice of you to be here today. >> well, thank you for having us. jenna: im so sorry for your loss -- >> thank you. jenna: and i recognize you wouldnt be here if this didnt happen to kate. >> yes, its really, really bittersweet for us today. jenna: tell us a little bit about your daughter. >> every mother thinks their child is special, but she loved life, she loved people, and she really wanted to make a difference in the world....

And your experience. >> well, initially, we were just looking for answers on what had happened to kate, and we eventually found out there had been a break of her confidentiality in the country office, and in the months and, you know, the years that followed we started talking to other volunteers, and we heard similar stories of volunteers feeling like the confidentiality wasnt being honored, that there was often people who were just, felt like they didnt have support, they felt like they were in...