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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I was very encouraged by what I heard, the affirmative efforts, that the Marine Corps is making.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I was very encouraged by what I heard, the affirmative efforts, that the Marine Corps is making.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand expresses encouragement regarding Marine Corps efforts for women in leadership.

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