Capital New York: Gillibrand puts a hold on a Navy nominee after ‘shocking’ answers on assault
Protect Our Defenders Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Capital New York reporting on Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) putting a hold on Navy undersecretary nominee, Dr. Jo Ann Rooney. Earlier this month, Protect Our Defenders started an online campaign calling on Congress to put a hold on Dr. Rooney’s nomination.
Protect Our Defenders, an advocate group for survivors of military sexual assault, cheered news of the hold.
“It is unthinkable that after all of the public debate and outrage over the broken military justice system, a nominee for one of the top positions in the Navy would advocate for a system of justice inferior to the one that every other American enjoys,” said Nancy Parrish, the group’s president. “The brave men and women who have signed up to serve our country deserve an independent, impartial, and transparent system of justice-anything less is an insult to those who have dedicated their lives to protect our freedom.”
The group had started an online petition calling for senators to place a hold on the nomination.
