Menin challenges loss of freestanding commissioner
Menin says NGBV previously had a freestanding office and dedicated commissioner, asking whether the new structure sends a wrong signal to survivors and advocates. Delany-Brumsey says OCS elevates the work, while Sethi says leadership and staff remain in place.
But don't you agree that you had a freestanding office with a commissioner that was dedicated to this important topic?
You now no longer have a commissioner, and you've now put it under a new entity.
Don't you think that sends a wrong signal to survivors and to all the groups on the ground who are doing this important work?
The signal that I hope it sends is that this is a effort, or this is a focus of the administration that is extremely important.
OCS is a high priority for this administration.
The work within it is
The incorporation of NGBV within that work is part of the administration's effort to not diminish, but to elevate and escalate the work of that office.
And I can jump in and say, you know, I think even with this transition, the role of NGBV very much remains the same, right?
And I think for me, for the leadership team, for the staff, most of us are all still here.
The entire leadership team is still here, and we're still here because what we know is our role is to make sure that as we work with OCS and work with our partners, we're continuing to elevate issues that are meaningful and important to survivors and to our providers.
And we think that that's so far, you know, we've been doing a pretty good job of that, right?
And that reflects in the funding and in our ongoing work.