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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Prior to the recent, and welcomed, attention to sexual assault victims, I would have disagreed with the statement that…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
Prior to the recent, and welcomed, attention to sexual assault victims, I would have disagreed with the statement that the system appropriately addresses the rights of victims.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand acknowledges past shortcomings in addressing victims' rights in military justice.

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