ask important and timely questions. ms. biles, i hope you might have heard about some of our amplification of your courage from the most recent olympics to take care of yourself first. that took a lot at that moment. just going to offer a few comments. i think most of the questions i would raise have been raise body by my colleagues. while the criminal cases have been closed, we cannot and will not ignore the missteps that enabled his rampant misconduct. the power structure that shielded him has no place in america, not today, not in our future. and if we re to achieve the highest ideals of our nation, right, we talk about fairness and equality so often, then we won t just ask why. we cannot give up until we get
0 senator padilla. i think i had a female agent in the room at the olympic training center as well, but i m not entirely sure. i feel like we all had the same people. if i recall, my direct communication was with a male fbi agent. right, in the room. okay. senator padilla? i want to start by thanking chairman durbin and all those who have made this hearing possible. to the panelists, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. i admire and respect each one of you for choosing to participate today, for sharing your testimony with us. today is not easy. i recognize that you each had the option of respectfully declining the invitation to be here, but you didn t. i hope that you understand that your presence here is not just so important to the members of this committee and to the senate as a body, but also speaks volumes for the countless victims of abuse that are out there listening or watching or will listen or will watch. i appreciate the conversation about mental health