Why Gillibrand bill faces midterm danger
Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia is featured in this article from The Hill:
Gillibrand’s backers say she will continue to gain momentum on the issue, as more victims speak out, which will help convince colleagues that removing cases from the chain of command is needed to fix the problem.
“There’s just too much momentum and too many bad stories that just illustrate the core problem over and over and over again,” said Brian Purchia of Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group that’s pushed for Gillibrand’s legislation.
“The core issue hasn’t been addressed, and until that’s addressed we’re not going to actually solve the problem,” he said.
