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Like playing hot potato where somebody kicks it over to somebody else and they don't hear back for a really long time. i think a really big issue is that safe sport is funded by usa gymnastics or the united states olympic committee. i'm not sure what the correct terminology is. if you're safe sport and you're funded by the organization that you're investigating, they're likely not going to do the right thing. i think it needs to be completely separate. i personally think safe sport needs a lot of work. i know from many survivors -- my mom has personally reported things to safe sport, and we've...

Many survivors report their abuse and it's like playing hot potato. it's kicked over to somebody else and they don't hear back for a long time. a big issue is that safe sport is funded by the united states olympic committee. if you are safe sport and funded by the organization you are investigating they are not likely to do the same thing. it needs to be separate and safe sport needs a lot of work. i know from many survivors. my mom has reported things to safe sport and they would say we can't help you or ignore us or pass it on to somebody else. the person they pass it on to kicks it back to ...

The fear of not being believed and it affects us so much. it's impossible to say the words out loud. i want people to know it. for a lot of us especially myself this might take me months to recover. i want to make that clear. it's important for people to start recognizing you may never know what someone else is going through. for people who have been through trauma, it's really hard. if someone is watching this and feels tired that is a survivor and doesn't know why they are having certain issues, you are not alone. i experienced the same thing. hopefully in time we can feel better. >> thank y...

Like playing hot potato where someone else kicks it over to somebody else and they don't hear back for a really long time. i think a really big issue is that safe sport is funded by usa gymnastics or the united states olympic me. if you're safe sport and you are funded by the organization you're investigating, it's not -- they are likely not going to do the right thing. i think it needs to be completely separate. i think safe sport needs a lot of work and i know from many survivors and my mom has personally reported things to safe sport and we followed up so many times. they say we can't help ...

0 job is to protect getting away with this? this is not justice. enough is enough. today, i ask you all to hear my voice. i ask you, please, do all that is in your power to make sure these individuals are held accountable and responsible for lying about my initial report and covering up for a child molester. in closing, i would like to ex-tress my deep gratitude to the united states senate, a very powerful institution that from the beginning has fought for us rather than against us. thank you, and i welcome any questions. >> thank you ms. maroney. miss nichols. >> chair durbin, ranking member ...