Huffington Post: Claire McCaskill Vows To Filibuster Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Sexual Assault Bill
Huffington Post’s Mike McAuliff reports:
The battle over how best to address sexual assault in the military hit a heated new pitch Thursday as Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said she would subject a competing proposal by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to a filibuster vote.
McCaskill and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) have offered a bill that would tweak reforms to the military justice system passed late last year, but would not go as far as Gillibrand’s bill would by removing sexual assault cases from the military chain of command. Both measures are expected to come up before Congress takes its next break.
Gillibrand has said she backs McCaskill’s bill and will vote to start debating it. If any senator chooses to filibuster a measure, it can take 60 votes to move a “motion to proceed” and start debate on that measure.
