New York Times: 2 Democrats Split on Tactics to Fight Military Sex Assaults
The New York times reports:
But not long ago at a restaurant in New York, Ms. Gillbrand buttonholed Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, who is leaning against her, to beg him for a meeting. “I am leaning toward Levin’s position,” Mr. Coburn said the other day, before meeting with Ms. Gillibrand. After: “I’m thinking. I’m thinking.”
Ms. Gillibrand also double-teamed Mr. Manchin on the Senate floor recently with a vocal co-sponsor of the bill, Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California. Ms. Gillibrand did not change his mind, said Mr. Manchin, who is himself no stranger to stalking members for votes.
“She’s just persistent,” he said. “She just believes in it, and that’s to be admired these days.”
