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To be honest, those six are the only six I asked. I started with them. I've worked all of them I've worked with on previous legislation. But, you know, I'll tell you, Gillibrand and I started working on this issue more than a decade ago because she was a leader in going after sexual assault in the military. And there's been a real problem with sexual assault in the military. And the way it used to work is the decision about whether to prosecute a rapist was made by the commander. (24:32–24:42)

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