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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I was disappointed that despite the support of the majority of my colleagues, we were not given an opportunity to vote…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I was disappointed that despite the support of the majority of my colleagues, we were not given an opportunity to vote on passage of my proposal.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand laments the lack of a vote on her proposal regarding military prosecution.

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