Courtney Browen

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Today we announce the bicameral, bipartisan Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. Today we are announcing that the time has come. We're here today because each year 20,000 service members are sexually assaulted and another 100,000 are sexually harassed.

Today we announce the bicameral, bipartisan Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. Today we are announcing that the time has come. We're here today because each year 20,000 service members are sexually assaulted and another 100,000 are sexually harassed.

Today we announce the bicameral, bipartisan Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. Today we are announcing that the time has come. We're here today because each year 20,000 service members are sexually assaulted and another 100,000 are sexually harassed.

We're here today because only one-third of those sexually assaulted feel comfortable reporting it for fear of retaliation and only 1% of those sexually harassed feel comfortable reporting. We're here today for the service members who have spoken out or who have suffered in silence because the message and culture in the military has been clear. Shut up, suck it up, and don't rock the boat.

We're here today because only one-third of those sexually assaulted feel comfortable reporting it for fear of retaliation and only 1% of those sexually harassed feel comfortable reporting. We're here today for the service members who have spoken out or who have suffered in silence because the message and culture in the military has been clear. Shut up, suck it up, and don't rock the boat.

We're here today because only one-third of those sexually assaulted feel comfortable reporting it for fear of retaliation and only 1% of those sexually harassed feel comfortable reporting. We're here today for the service members who have spoken out or who have suffered in silence because the message and culture in the military has been clear. Shut up, suck it up, and don't rock the boat.

The UCMJ is a creation of Congress. We have the right and the responsibility to amend it when it fails to deliver justice. And that's why we are here today. Senator Gillibrand and I have dedicated the better part of 10 years to right this wrong. I first authored legislation on this topic on November 11, 2011, 10 years ago.

The UCMJ is a creation of Congress. We have the right and the responsibility to amend it when it fails to deliver justice. And that's why we are here today. Senator Gillibrand and I have dedicated the better part of 10 years to right this wrong. I first authored legislation on this topic on November 11, 2011, 10 years ago.

The UCMJ is a creation of Congress. We have the right and the responsibility to amend it when it fails to deliver justice. And that's why we are here today. Senator Gillibrand and I have dedicated the better part of 10 years to right this wrong. I first authored legislation on this topic on November 11, 2011, 10 years ago.

The proposal was dismissed and attacked, as was I. But the voices of the victims and the survivors could no longer be silenced. The heinous murder of Vanessa Guillen, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, was the tipping point.

The proposal was dismissed and attacked, as was I. But the voices of the victims and the survivors could no longer be silenced. The heinous murder of Vanessa Guillen, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, was the tipping point.

The proposal was dismissed and attacked, as was I. But the voices of the victims and the survivors could no longer be silenced. The heinous murder of Vanessa Guillen, Specialist Vanessa Guillen, was the tipping point.

Senator Gillibrand and I and our co-leads come together today with one voice and one plan to save service members from the fates of Specialist Guillen, Private First Class Asia Graham, Airman First Class Natasha Apashian, and so many others like them.

Senator Gillibrand and I and our co-leads come together today with one voice and one plan to save service members from the fates of Specialist Guillen, Private First Class Asia Graham, Airman First Class Natasha Apashian, and so many others like them.