Anita Hill Anita Faye HillAnita Hill says she'll vote for Biden Biden set to accept nomination in convention-closing address 50 years covering Biden MORE said Thursday that “the statute of limitations” for an apology from White House hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE is “up” for his handling of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Clarence ThomasREAD: Supreme Court justices mourn death of Ginsburg, 'an American hero' READ: Supreme Court justices offer tributes to Ruth Bader Ginsburg Senate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg MORE’s 1991 confirmation hearing.

“The statute of limitations for his apology is up,” Hill said after she was asked a question by an audience member at the University of Iowa, where she gave a lecture on sexual harassment, BuzzFeed News reported.

The person said that they were considering caucusing for Biden in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, but they could not ignore his role in Thomas’s confirmation hearings. The questioner asked how hard it could be for the former vice president to admit that he was wrong, according to the news outlet.

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“Here is what I want now. … What are you going to do about it? What are you going to do today? Will you promise as leader of this country … would you promise to use all of your energy to address the problem as it happened and to prevent it from happening to another generation? That’s what I want to hear,” Hill continued. “And I not only want to hear from him, I want to hear from every one of them who want to be the leader of this country.”

Biden has faced renewed criticism about his handling of Thomas’s confirmation trial since he launched his campaign last year. Hill, a law professor, accused Thomas of sexual harassment as the hearing commenced. During that time, Biden served as the Senate Judiciary chairman and played a role in Thomas's confirmation. Biden has been criticized for how he and other colleagues treated Hill during the hearing that played on national television.

Hill’s lecture at the university was part of the school’s MLK Human Rights Week, according to BuzzFeed News, coming just 11 days before the state holds the first presidential caucuses.

“I was criticized because I didn’t immediately open my arms and embrace him [and say], ‘OK, I forgive you,’” Hill said Thursday. “One of the reasons I didn’t was because I didn’t think it was enough.”

She said the other was that she didn’t want “every young woman” to “feel like they had to follow” her lead.

Biden has repeatedly expressed regret about his handling of the hearing. He said in March of last year that he wished “I could have done something” and reached out to Hill in the run-up to the launch of his campaign.

At the time, Hill told The New York Times “I cannot be satisfied by simply saying 'I’m sorry for what happened to you.’” Hill has said that she would vote for Biden if he wins the Democratic nomination and faces President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE in the 2020 election.